Shloka 28
सीतारावणसंवादः
Ravana Reveals Himself; Sita Affirms Rama’s Dharma
बह्वीनामुत्तमस्त्रीणामाहृतानामितस्ततः।सर्वासामेव भद्रं ते ममाग्रमहिषी भव।।3.47.28।।
bahvīnām uttamastrīṇām āhṛtānām itastataḥ | sarvāsām eva bhadraṃ te mamāgramahiṣī bhava ||
ഇവിടെയും അവിടെയും നിന്നു കൊണ്ടുവന്ന അനേകം ഉത്തമസ്ത്രീകളിൽ, നിനക്കു മംഗളം; നീ എല്ലാവരിലും ശ്രേഷ്ഠയായി എന്റെ അഗ്രമഹിഷിയാകുക.
You will be the chief queen among the best of women I have won in wars. Be blessed.
FAQs
Dharma rejects coercive temptation: power and status cannot justify violating another’s marriage and autonomy; righteousness is not negotiable by luxury.
Rāvaṇa attempts to entice Sītā by promising her the highest rank among his women.
The intended contrast is Sītā’s fidelity and moral steadfastness versus Rāvaṇa’s misuse of power and desire.