Shloka 40
सीताविलापः
Sita’s Lament and Prophecy of Lanka’s Ruin
नूनं ममैव शोकेन स वीरो लक्ष्मणाग्रजः।।।।देवलोकमितो यातस्त्यक्त्वा देहं महीतले।
nūnaṃ mamaiva śokena sa vīro lakṣmaṇāgrajaḥ |
devalokam ito yātas tyaktvā dehaṃ mahītale ||
നിശ്ചയമായി എന്റെ ദുഃഖം കൊണ്ടു പീഡിതനായ ആ വീരൻ—ലക്ഷ്മണന്റെ അഗ്രജൻ—ഭൂമിയിൽ ദേഹം ഉപേക്ഷിച്ച് ദേവലോകത്തിലേക്ക് പോയിരിക്കണം.
"Having fallen under the clutches of the dreadful demonesses and threatened by them, I am so full of woes and worries that I don't want to live.
FAQs
The verse underscores the dharmic bond of spouse and protector: separation through injustice produces profound suffering, showing why adharma (abduction, coercion) is a grave moral rupture.
Sītā, lacking news of rescue, fears Rāma may have died from grief after failing to find her.
Rāma’s depth of love and commitment (as Sītā imagines it), revealing the seriousness with which dharmic relationships are held.