Shloka 7
सीतावियोगे रामस्य विलापः
Rama’s Lament and Inquiry on Sita’s Disappearance
सीतानिमित्तं सौमित्रे मृते मयि गते त्वयि।कच्चित्सकामा सुखिता कैकेयी सा भविष्यति।।।।
sītā-nimittaṃ saumitre mṛte mayi gate tvayi |
kaccit sakāmā sukhitā kaikeyī sā bhaviṣyati ||
ഹേ സൗമിത്രേ! സീതാനിമിത്തം ഞാൻ മരിക്കുകയും നീ മടങ്ങിപ്പോകുകയും ചെയ്താൽ, ആഗ്രഹം നിറവേറ്റിയ കൈകേയി സത്യമായും സുഖിതയായി സന്തുഷ്ടയായി ഇരിക്കുമോ?
O Saumitri! when I am dead on account of Sita, and you are back, Kaikeyi with her desire fulfilled will be happy, indeed.
FAQs
It warns about kama (self-serving desire) opposed to Dharma: Rama questions whether happiness built on another’s ruin can be real or righteous.
In grief, Rama imagines his own death and the aftermath at Ayodhya, especially Kaikeyi’s reaction if her political aim is achieved.
Moral reflection amid suffering—Rama evaluates not only his pain but the ethical texture of others’ motives and outcomes.