अनसूयोपदेशः तथा सीताया स्वयंवरकथा
Anasuya’s Counsel and Sita’s Swayamvara Narrative
स मां दृष्ट्वा नरपतिर्मुष्टिविक्षेपतत्परः।पांसुकुण्ठितसर्वाङ्गीं जनको विस्मितोऽभवत्।।2.118.29।।
sa māṃ dṛṣṭvā narapatir muṣṭivikṣepatatparaḥ | pāṃsukuṇṭhitasarvāṅgīṃ janako vismito 'bhavat ||2.118.29||
ముష్టి నిండా (విత్తనాలు) చల్లుటకు సిద్ధమైన రాజు జనకుడు నన్ను చూచి—నా శరీరం అంతా ధూళితో కప్పబడి ఉండగా—అత్యంత ఆశ్చర్యపడ్డాడు.
Engaged in sowing fistfuls of seeds, king Janaka found me covered with dust andwas astonished.
A dharmic heart responds to the vulnerable: the scene prepares for Janaka’s compassionate acceptance—astonishment becomes the doorway to protective responsibility.
Sītā describes the moment Janaka notices her, newly arisen and covered in dust, while he is sowing seed.
Janaka’s attentive awareness and the humane impulse that follows upon encountering the unexpected and helpless.
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