Shloka 61
किष्किन्धाप्रवेशः—लक्ष्मणस्य कोपः, तारासान्त्वम्, सुग्रीवदर्शनम्
Lakshmana Enters Kishkindha: Anger, Tara’s Mediation, and Sugriva Encountered
तदागच्छ महाबाहो चारित्रं रक्षितं त्वया।अच्छलं मित्रभावेन सतां दारावलोकनम्।।।।
tad āgaccha mahābāhō cāritraṁ rakṣitaṁ tvayā |
acchalaṁ mitrabhāvēna satāṁ dārāvalōkanam ||
ஆகையால், நீண்ட புயங்களையுடையவனே, உள்ளே வா; நீ உன் ஒழுக்கத்தை நன்றாகக் காத்துள்ளாய். சத்புருஷனின் மனைவியை நண்புணர்வோடு நோக்குதல் வஞ்சகம் அல்ல; அது தர்ம மரியாதை மீறலும் அல்ல।
'O long-armed one ! come in. You have been standing out guarding your character. It is not a mistake to see the wife of a pious person with a friendly feeling.
FAQs
The verse highlights maryādā: propriety depends on intention and restraint—friendly, duty-bound interaction is distinguished from lustful or deceitful looking.
Tārā invites Lakṣmaṇa into the inner quarters, assuring him that his moral discipline remains intact and that her audience with him is proper.
Moral self-guarding (cāritra-rakṣaṇa) and purity of intention in social interactions.