सीताया रावणं प्रति धर्मोपदेशः
Sita’s Dharmic Admonition to Ravana
निवर्तय मनो मत्तः स्वजने क्रियतां मनः।।।।न मां प्रार्थयितुं युक्तं सुसिद्धिमिव पापकृत्।
nivartaya mano mattaḥ sva-jane kriyatāṃ manaḥ | na māṃ prārthayituṃ yuktaṃ su-siddhim iva pāpa-kṛt ||
Desvia de mim o teu pensamento; volta o teu desejo para as tuas próprias mulheres. Não te é digno buscar-me, assim como o malfeitor não pode, com justiça, aspirar à bem-aventurada perfeição.
"Turn your mind away from me and fix it on your wives. You should not expect to seek me just as a sinner cannot hope to seek blessedness.
Respect for marital fidelity and consent: desiring another’s spouse is adharma, and moral ends cannot be reached through immoral intent.
Sītā directly refuses Rāvaṇa’s advances in Aśoka-vana and instructs him to desist.
Sītā’s chastity (pativratā-dharma) and unwavering adherence to truth and propriety.
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