Valmiki Ramayana 3.52.14 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 52, Shloka 14
सीताहरण
विलापः / The Lament at Jatāyu and the Abduction of Sītā
तप्ताभरणजुष्टाङ्गी पीतकौशेयवासिनी।रराजराजपुत्री तुविद्युत्सौदामिनी यथा।।।।
taptābharaṇajuṣṭāṅgī pītakauśeyavāsinī |
rarāja rājaputrī tu vidyut-saudāminī yathā ||
దీప్తమైన స్వర్ణాభరణాలతో అలంకృతమై, పసుపు పట్టు వస్త్రం ధరించిన ఆ రాజకుమారి మెరుపువలె ప్రకాశించింది.
SIta who had put on pure gold ornaments on her body and who was clad in yellow silk shone like lightning.
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Sītā’s radiance symbolizes inner purity (śīla) that remains undiminished even when outwardly endangered—dharma as moral integrity, not mere circumstance.
As she is being carried away, the poem briefly depicts Sītā’s appearance—ornaments and yellow silk—through a vivid simile.
Sītā’s auspiciousness and steadfast purity, presented through luminous imagery.
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