Shloka 38
सीतारावणसंवादः
Ravana Reveals Himself; Sita Affirms Rama’s Dharma
पादपान्काञ्चनान्नूनं बहून्पश्यसि मन्दभाक्।राघपस्य प्रियां भार्यां यस्त्वमिच्छसि रावण।।3.47.38।।
pādapān kāñcanān nūnaṁ bahūn paśyasi mandabhāk | rāghavasya priyāṁ bhāryāṁ yas tvam icchasi rāvaṇa || 3.47.38 ||
राघवस्य प्रियां भार्यां यस्त्वम् इच्छसि रावण। मन्दभाग् त्वं नूनं बहून् काञ्चनान् पादपान् पश्यसि॥
O luckless Ravana ! you want the beloved wife of Rama.You will, for sure, see golden trees. (which those close to death do).
FAQs
Adharma leads to self-destruction: Sītā warns that wrongful desire for another’s lawful spouse brings inevitable downfall (karma-phala).
Sītā concludes this segment of her rebuke by predicting ominous consequences for Rāvaṇa’s transgression.
Moral clarity and prophetic discernment: she identifies the act as inherently ruinous and speaks truthfully without compromise.