Shloka 21
सीताया रावणं प्रति धर्मोपदेशः
Sita’s Dharmic Admonition to Ravana
प्रसादयस्व त्वं चैनं शरणागतवत्सलम्।।।।मां चास्मै नियतो भूत्वा निर्यातयितुमर्हसि।
prasādayasva tvaṃ cainaṃ śaraṇāgatavatsalam | māṃ cāsmai niyato bhūtvā niryātayitum arhasi ||
म्हणून तू शरणागतवत्सल त्या प्रभूला प्रसन्न कर. आणि तू संयम धारण करून मला त्यांच्याकडे परत सोपविण्यास योग्य आहेस॥
"Propitiate him. He is compassionate to those who seek refuge. Exercise control over your senses for your sake and it is proper for you to return me to him.
FAQs
Dharma requires self-restraint (niyama) and corrective action: one must undo harm by returning what was unlawfully taken.
Sītā presses Rāvaṇa to appease Rāma and to restore her, presenting a practical dharmic remedy to the conflict.
Moral authority under duress—Sītā commands the ethical high ground and advocates restraint over domination.