Shloka 30
सीताया धर्मोपदेशः—शस्त्रसंयोगदोषकथा
Sita’s Counsel on Dharma and the Peril of Weapon-Association
अक्षया तु भवेत्प्रीतिश्श्वश्रूश्वशुरयोर्मम।।3.9.30।।यदि राज्यं परित्यज्य भवेस्त्वं निरतो मुनिः।
akṣayā tu bhavet prītiḥ śvaśrūśvaśurayor mama |
yadi rājyaṃ parityajya bhaves tvaṃ nirato muniḥ ||
जर तू राज्याचा त्याग करून स्थिर मुनिवृत्तीने निरत राहिला असतास, तर माझ्या सासू-सासऱ्यांना अक्षय आनंद झाला असता।
The wise earn dharma through getting their bodies emaciated by carefully adoptingdifferent means of discipline (self-torture). Happiness does not beget happiness.
FAQs
Dharma is shown as balancing renunciation and familial expectations; Sītā frames lasting contentment for elders as linked to a consistent life-choice (full renunciation).
Sītā reflects on the implications of Rāma’s life-path: if he had truly chosen asceticism, his parents would have had a stable form of consolation, unlike the tension of mixed roles.
Consideration for elders and clarity of life-purpose (steadfastness rather than wavering between roles).