Valmiki Ramayana 2.39.19: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 39, Shloka 19
एकोनचत्वारिंशः सर्गः · Dasaratha’s Lament, Sumantra’s Commission, and Sita’s Vow of Marital Dharma
तां भुजाभ्यां परिष्वज्य श्वश्रूर्वचनमब्रवीत् ।
अनाचरन्ती कृपणं मूर्ध्न्युपाघ्राय मैथिलीम् ॥१९॥
tāṃ bhujābhyāṃ pariṣvajya śvaśrūr vacanam abravīt |
anācarantī kṛpaṇaṃ mūrdhny upāghrāya maithilīm ||19||
மாமியார் இரு கரங்களாலும் மைதிலியை அணைத்து, அவள் நெற்றியில் முத்தமிட்டு உரைத்தாள்—சீதையின் நடத்தையில் இரங்கத் தக்க காரணம் எதுவும் இல்லாதபோதிலும்.
Kausalya, Sita's mother-in-law, took her in her arms, embraced her, kissed her on the forehead, and said to her who conducted herself without evoking any pity.
FAQs
Family dharma expressed as compassion and blessing: elders uphold tenderness and moral support, especially when the righteous face undeserved suffering.
Kaushalyā embraces and blesses Sītā as she is about to leave for the forest; the narrator notes Sītā’s steady demeanor.
Sītā’s self-possessed fortitude (not seeking pity) and Kaushalyā’s maternal compassion and protective affection.
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