Shloka 8
पुष्पकविमानेन सीताया युद्धभूमिदर्शनम्
Sita Shown the Battlefield in the Pushpaka
यदाश्रयादवष्टब्धामामुपतिष्ठति ।सोऽस्याभर्तासहभ्रात्रानिहतोरणमूर्धनि ।।।।
yadāśrayād avaṣṭabdhā mām upatiṣṭhati |
so 'syā bhartā saha bhrātrā nihato raṇamūrdhani ||
“ആരെയാശ്രയിച്ചാണ് അവൾ അഹങ്കാരത്തോടെ ഉറച്ചു നിന്നതും എന്നെ സ്വീകരിക്കാതിരുന്നതും—അവളുടെ ആ ഭർത്താവ് സഹോദരനോടുകൂടെ യുദ്ധഭൂമിയുടെ നടുവിൽ വധിക്കപ്പെട്ടിരിക്കുന്നു.”
"That husband with whose support she was proud and not yielding to me is unconscious along with his brother who have been killed," said Ravana.
FAQs
It contrasts coercive intimidation with dharmic persuasion. Dharma does not seek to bend another’s will through lies and fear; it respects truth and moral agency.
Rāvaṇa tries to convince Sītā that Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa are dead, presenting it as the collapse of her support so she will submit.
Sītā’s unwavering loyalty and refusal to submit to unrighteous demands, even under pressure.