Shloka 67
अभिज्ञानप्रदानम्
The Token of Recognition (Chūḍāmaṇi) and the Crow Episode Recalled
जीवितं धारयिष्यामि मासं दशरथात्मज।ऊर्ध्वं मासान्न जीवेयं सत्येनाहं ब्रवीमि ते।।5.38.67।।
jīvitaṃ dhārayiṣyāmi māsaṃ daśarathātmaja |
ūrdhvaṃ māsān na jīveyaṃ satyenāhaṃ bravīmi te ||5.38.67||
ഹേ ദശരഥാത്മജാ, ഞാൻ ഒരു മാസം ജീവൻ ധരിച്ചു നില്ക്കും. ആ മാസത്തിനു ശേഷം ഞാൻ ജീവിക്കുകയില്ല—സത്യമായി ഞാൻ നിന്നോട് പറയുന്നു.
"By your efforts alone my husband will try for my release. You may tell these words to my heroic husband, Rama, again and again.
FAQs
Satya as moral force: Sītā anchors her message in truth, making urgency ethically binding rather than manipulative.
Sītā sets a time limit for her endurance in captivity and asks that this truthful message be conveyed to Rāma.
Sītā’s unwavering truthfulness and steadfastness under suffering.