शूर्पणखाया आगमनम्
Surpanakha Approaches Rama
अहं प्रभावसम्पन्ना स्वच्छन्दबलगामिनी।।।।चिराय भव मे भर्ता सीतया किं करिष्यसि।
ahaṃ prabhāvasampannā svacchandabalagāminī | cirāya bhava me bhartā sītayā kiṃ kariṣyasi ||
నేను ప్రభావసంపన్నిని, స్వేచ్ఛాబలంతో ఎక్కడికైనా వెళ్లగలను; దీర్ఘకాలం నా భర్తవై ఉండు. సీతతో నీవేమి చేయగలవు?
I have influence over others, I have capacity to move wherever I want. Be my husband forever. What will you do with Sita?
It underscores the dharmic ideal of marital fidelity by presenting its violation: Śūrpaṇakhā urges abandonment of Sītā, opposing righteous conduct.
Śūrpaṇakhā attempts to entice Rāma by boasting of her power and directly demeaning/discounting Sītā.
Implicitly, Rāma’s expected virtue is steadfastness to Sītā and adherence to maryādā (right relationship and restraint).