Shloka 14
सीताविलापः—त्रिजटासान्त्वनं च
Sita’s Lament and Trijata’s Consolation
आधिराज्येऽभिषेकोमेब्राह्मणैःपतिनासह ।कृतान्तकुशलैरुक्तंतत्सर्वंवितथीकृतम् ।।।।
ādhirājye 'bhiṣeko me brāhmaṇaiḥ patinā saha |
kṛtāntakuśalair uktaṃ tat sarvaṃ vitathīkṛtam ||
Para Brahmana, yang mahir menilik takdir, telah berkata bahawa aku akan ditabalkan kepada kedaulatan raja bersama suamiku; namun semuanya itu kini telah dijadikan dusta belaka.
"The prediction of astrologers that I will be consecrated with my husband and all that is falsified."
FAQs
The verse shows how suffering can shake confidence in predictions; dharma teaches perseverance in truth even when outcomes appear to contradict righteous expectation.
Believing Rāma dead, Sītā concludes that earlier prophecies about her shared coronation with him have been overturned.
Moral steadfastness under existential doubt—Sītā voices despair but remains anchored to her identity as Rāma’s faithful wife.