Valmiki Ramayana 2.39.18 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 39, Shloka 18
एकोनचत्वारिंशः सर्गः
Dasaratha’s Lament, Sumantra’s Commission, and Sita’s Vow of Marital Dharma
व्यराजयत वैदेही वेश्म तत्सुविभूषिता।उद्यतोंऽशुमतः काले खं प्रभेव विवस्वतः।।2.39.18।।
vyarājayata vaidehī veśma tat suvibhūṣitā | udyatoṃśumataḥ kāle khaṃ prabheva vivasvataḥ || 2.39.18 ||
सुविभूषिता वैदेहीने ते राजभवन असे उजळून टाकले, जसे उगवत्या सूर्याच्या प्रभेने प्रभातकाळी आकाश तेजस्वी होते।
Well-adorned Sita illumined the palace like the rising Sun lighting up the sky at dawn.
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Inner purity and steadfast dharma are portrayed as radiance: Sītā’s moral stature is mirrored outwardly as light and auspicious beauty, even on the brink of hardship.
As Sītā prepares for exile, the narrator describes her splendor in the palace through a dawn-and-sun simile.
Sītā’s auspicious presence and dignified composure—radiance that arises from character, not comfort.
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