Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 26, Shloka 13
अयोध्याकाण्डे षड्विंशः सर्गः
Rama’s Departure and Sita’s Questions; Disclosure of Exile and Counsel on Courtly Conduct
न ते क्षौद्रं च दधि च ब्राह्मणा वेदपारगाः।मूर्ध्नि मूर्धाभिषिक्तस्य ददति स्म विधानतः।।।।
na te kṣaudraṃ ca dadhi ca brāhmaṇā vedapāragāḥ | mūrdhni mūrdhābhiṣiktasya dadati sma vidhānataḥ ||
வேதங்களில் தேர்ந்த பிராமணர்கள் விதிப்படி மௌர்தாபிஷேகம் பெறுவோரான உமது தலைமேல் தேன்-தயிர் கலவையை ஏன் அபிஷேகமாகச் சிந்தவில்லை?
How is it that brahmins versed in the Vedas have not duly sprinkled the mixture of honey and curd on your head (prior to your consecration)?
FAQs
Dharma here appears as fidelity to prescribed social-religious order: royal consecration is not merely political but a sanctified rite, and its absence signals a rupture in rightful procedure.
Sītā observes that the usual signs of Rāma’s imminent coronation are missing and questions him about the disrupted preparations.
Sītā’s attentiveness and discernment: she recognizes dharmic/ritual markers of kingship and perceives that something is wrong.