Shloka 30
अनसूयोपदेशः तथा सीताया स्वयंवरकथा
Anasuya’s Counsel and Sita’s Swayamvara Narrative
अनपत्येन च स्नेहादङ्कमारोप्य च स्वयम्।ममेयं तनयेत्युक्त्वा स्नेहो मयि निपातितः।।2.118.30।।
anapatyena ca snehād aṅkam āropya ca svayam | mameyaṃ tanayety uktvā sneho mayi nipātitaḥ ||2.118.30||
ਸੰਤਾਨ ਨਾ ਹੋਣ ਕਰਕੇ, ਸਨੇਹ ਨਾਲ ਉਸ ਨੇ ਆਪ ਮੈਨੂੰ ਗੋਦ ਵਿੱਚ ਚੁੱਕ ਲਿਆ; ‘ਇਹ ਮੇਰੀ ਧੀ ਹੈ’ ਕਹਿ ਕੇ ਆਪਣਾ ਪਿਆਰ ਮੇਰੇ ਉੱਤੇ ਵਰਸਾ ਦਿੱਤਾ।
As he had no children, he, on his own accord, lifted me up and placing me on his lap, saying, This is my daughter, he began showering (lots of) love on me.
FAQs
Dharma as compassionate responsibility: Janaka accepts and claims the child as his own, embodying protective parental duty rather than indifference.
Continuing her origin story, Sītā explains how Janaka, being childless, embraced her and declared her his daughter.
Janaka’s compassion and readiness to take responsibility—love expressed through decisive acceptance.