Shloka 27
दनु-शापकथा तथा सीताहरण-प्रश्नः
Danu’s Curse Narrative and Rama’s Inquiry about Sita
दिव्यमस्ति न मे ज्ञानं नाभिजानामि मैथिलीम्।।3.71.27।।यस्तां ज्ञास्यति तं वक्ष्ये दग्धस्स्वं रूपमास्थितः।
divyam asti na me jñānaṃ nābhijānāmi maithilīm | yas tāṃ jñāsyati taṃ vakṣye dagdhaḥ svaṃ rūpam āsthitaḥ ||
എനിക്ക് ദിവ്യജ്ഞാനം ഇല്ല; മൈഥിലിയെ ഞാൻ അറിയുന്നില്ല. എന്നാൽ ഞാൻ ദഹിക്കപ്പെട്ട് എന്റെ യഥാർത്ഥ സ്വരൂപം വീണ്ടും പ്രാപിച്ച ശേഷം, അവളെ അറിയുന്നവൻ ആരെന്നു ഞാൻ നിങ്ങളോട് പറയും.
I do not have divine wisdom (now). Nor do I know Sita. When you cremate me, I shall assume my original form and will tell you the name of the person who knows it.
FAQs
Satya is upheld through candid confession of limitation; dharmic guidance avoids false claims and promises only what can be delivered under the stated conditions.
Danu admits he cannot directly identify Sītā’s whereabouts, but says that after cremation and return to his true form he will indicate the person who knows.
Truthfulness and restraint in speech—refusing to pretend to omniscience and committing to reveal what he can when able.