Shloka 6
सीतान्वेषणारम्भः
The Search for Sita Begins
सीतया रहितोऽहं वै न हि जीवामि लक्ष्मण।मृतं शोकेन महता सीताहरणजेन माम्।।।।परलोके महाराजो नूनं द्रक्ष्यति मे पिता।
sītayā rahito 'haṃ vai na hi jīvāmi lakṣmaṇa | mṛtaṃ śokena mahatā sītāharaṇajena mām || paraloke mahārājo nūnaṃ drakṣyati me pitā |
லட்சுமணா! சீதை இல்லாமல் நான் உண்மையிலேயே வாழ முடியாது. சீதை அபகரிப்பால் எழுந்த இந்தப் பெருந்துயரம் என்னை மரித்தவனெனச் செய்தது; பரலோகத்தில் என் தந்தை மகாராஜா நிச்சயம் என்னைக் காண்பார்।
O Lakshmana, I cannot live without Sita. I am filled with deep grief on account of Sita's abduction. My late father, the king will certainly see me in the other world (I will definitely commit suicide).
FAQs
The verse presents the dharmic tension between grief and duty: Rāma speaks the truth of his anguish, yet the narrative invites the listener to restore him to purposeful action (search and rescue) rather than self-destruction.
Immediately after Sītā’s abduction, Rāma collapses into despair and tells Lakṣmaṇa he feels near death and imagines meeting his father again.
Rāma’s unwavering attachment to Sītā and his openness (satya) in expressing suffering.