Valmiki Ramayana 2.103.24 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 103, Shloka 24
पिण्डदानदर्शनम्
The Queens Behold Rama’s Śrāddha Offering
विदेहराजस्य सुता स्नुषा दशरथस्य च।रामपत्नी कथं दुःखं सम्प्राप्ता निर्जने वने।।2.103.24।।
videharājasya sutā snuṣā daśarathasya ca | rāmapatnī kathaṃ duḥkhaṃ samprāptā nirjane vane || 2.103.24 ||
Bagaimana mungkin dia—puteri raja Videha, menantu Daśaratha, dan isteri Rāma—telah menanggung dukacita sedemikian di rimba yang sunyi tanpa insan?
How is it that Sita, daughter of Janaka, king of Videha, daughter-in-law of Dasaratha and wife of Rama, has to undergo such hardships in the lonely forest.
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Dharma is measured by how the vulnerable are treated: Kausalyā highlights the moral dissonance of a royal daughter and devoted wife enduring abandonment-like hardship, prompting reflection on duty and protection.
Kausalyā recognizes Sītā’s noble lineage and marriage-status and laments that such a person had to live in harsh isolation during exile.
Kausalyā’s moral sensitivity and protective concern for Sītā’s honor and well-being.
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