Shloka 7
कच्चिच्छुश्रूषमाणा व श्शुश्रूषणपरा मयि।प्रमदाऽभ्युचितां वृत्तिं सीता युक्तं न वर्तते।।2.116.7।।
kaccic chuśrūṣamāṇā va śuśrūṣaṇaparā mayi | pramadābhyucitāṃ vṛttiṃ sītā yuktaṃ na vartate || 2.116.7 ||
“Atau adakah Sītā—meski tekun berkhidmat kepadaku dan juga menumpukan diri untuk melayani tuan—tidak memelihara, pada kadar yang wajar, tingkah laku yang patut bagi seorang wanita?”
Have the sages found my younger brother Lakshmana doing something unbecoming of him through inadvertence?
FAQs
The verse reflects dharma as social propriety within an āśrama: Rāma checks whether any breach of expected decorum has occurred, aiming to protect harmony and trust.
Rāma, trying to understand the sages’ discomfort, asks whether Sītā has unintentionally violated norms of conduct expected in that setting.
Rāma’s carefulness and concern for reputational and ethical clarity—he seeks to remove doubt through inquiry.