Shloka 11
भार्यया च महातेजास्सीतयाऽनुगतो वशी।दिनक्षये महातेजाः प्रभयेव दिवाकरः।।
bhāryayā ca mahātejāḥ sītayā ’nugato vaśī | dinakṣaye mahātejāḥ prabhayā iva divākaraḥ ||
ఆ మహాతేజస్సు గల, స్వయంనియంత్రితుడైన రాజకుమారుడు తన భార్య సీతతో అనుగమించబడ్డాడు—దినాంతంలో దివాకరుని వెంట అతని ప్రభ వెలువడినట్లు।
'This glorious Rama was followed by his wife, Sita, like the rays of the effulgent Sun follow him to the end of the day.
FAQs
The verse highlights dharma within marriage and life-choices: Sītā’s devoted companionship and Rāma’s self-mastery sustain righteousness even in hardship.
Lakṣmaṇa describes how Sītā accompanied Rāma into exile, using a cosmic simile to convey inseparability.
Sītā’s steadfast loyalty and Rāma’s self-control (vaśitva), presented as mutually reinforcing virtues.