Shloka 23
अभिज्ञानप्रदानम्
The Token of Recognition (Chūḍāmaṇi) and the Crow Episode Recalled
स तत्र पुनरेवाथ वायसस्समुपागमत्।ततस्सुप्तप्रबुद्धां मां रामस्याङ्कात्समुत्थिताम्।।5.38.22।।वायसस्सहसागम्य विददार स्तनान्तरे।पुनः पुनरथोत्पत्य विददार स मां भृशम्।।5.38.23।।
vāyasaḥ sahasāgamya vidadāra stanāntare |
punaḥ punar athotpatya vidadāra sa māṃ bhṛśam || 5.38.23 ||
കാക്ക പെട്ടെന്ന് പറന്നു വന്ന് എന്റെ സ്തനങ്ങൾക്കിടയിൽ കീറിപ്പറിച്ചു; പിന്നെയും പിന്നെയും ഉയർന്ന് വന്ന്, അതി കഠിനമായി എന്നെ മുറിവേൽപ്പിച്ചു.
'At the touch of the drops of blood dripping from my body, tormented by seeing me distressed with the dripping blood, you were awakened, you who were an illustrious scorcher of foes.
FAQs
It underscores that repeated aggression against the vulnerable is adharma; dharma requires restraint from harm and calls forth protective justice.
Sītā describes the crow’s repeated attacks that cause injury.
Endurance (kṣamā/titikṣā) in suffering, paired with the expectation of righteous intervention.