Shloka 3
सीताविलापः—त्रिजटासान्त्वनं च
Sita’s Lament and Trijata’s Consolation
यज्वनोमहिषींयेमामूचुःपत्नींचसत्त्रिणः ।तेऽद्यसर्वेहतेरामेज्ञानिनोऽनृतवादिनः ।।।।
yajvano mahiṣīṃ ye māṃ ūcuḥ patnīṃ ca sattriṇaḥ | te 'dya sarve hate rāme jñānino 'nṛtavādinaḥ ||
Para yajvana dan orang bijaksana yang dahulu berkata kepadaku bahawa aku akan menjadi permaisuri yang ditahbiskan dan seorang isteri—hari ini, jika Rama terbunuh, maka semua ‘orang pandai’ itu menjadi penutur dusta.
"Whoever conducted sacrificial ceremonies and are knowledgeable of sastras have told me that I would be consort. They are all liars now as Rama is killed."
FAQs
The verse turns on satya and reliability of sacred speech: Sītā’s grief frames a moral crisis—if the righteous fall, what becomes of the authority of the ‘wise’?
Sītā, overwhelmed by the report/appearance that Rāma has fallen, interprets it as the collapse of earlier assurances given by learned people.
Sītā’s unwavering bond and single-minded devotion to Rāma—her identity and future are inseparable from his dharmic victory.