Shloka 42
मैवंवदमहाबाहो दैवेह्येषापरागतिः ।प्राप्तव्यंतुदशायोगान्मयैतदितिनिश्चितम् ।।6.116.42।।दासीनांरावणस्याहंमर्षयामीहदुर्बला ।
maivaṃ vada mahābāho daivī hy eṣā parā gatiḥ | prāptavyaṃ tu daśāyogān mayaitad iti niścitam || 6.116.42 || dāsīnāṃ rāvaṇasyāhaṃ marṣayāmīha durbalā |
“മഹാബാഹോ, ഇങ്ങനെ പറയരുത്; ഇത് ദൈവാധീനമായ പരമഗതിയാണ്. സാഹചര്യബലത്താൽ എനിക്ക് ഇതു അനുഭവിക്കേണ്ടതായിരുന്നു എന്നു ഞാൻ ഉറപ്പിച്ചു. ഇവിടെ അശക്തയായ ഞാൻ രാവണന്റെ ദാസിമാരെ ക്ഷമിക്കുന്നു.”
"Mighty Armed Hanuman! Do not speak in this manner. It was my fate which was supreme. Because of my predetermined circumstances I reaped such a result. I am feeble-hearted and condone the maids surely."
FAQs
Forbearance and compassion: Sītā restrains vengeance and chooses forgiveness toward those who acted under coercion, aligning with dharma as self-control and mercy.
After Rāvaṇa’s fall, Sītā addresses Hanumān, interpreting her suffering as fate and explicitly pardoning Rāvaṇa’s maidservants.
Kṣamā (forgiveness) and steadiness of mind—Sītā refuses retaliatory speech and keeps moral clarity despite trauma.