Shloka 13
सीतया लक्ष्मणप्रेषणम् — Sita urges Lakshmana to seek Rama
The crisis of the ‘distressed voice’
अवध्यस्समरे रामो नैवं त्वं वक्तुमर्हसि।।3.45.13।।न त्वामस्मिन्वने हातुमुत्सहे राघवं विना।
avadhyaḥ samare rāmo naivaṁ tvaṁ vaktum arhasi | na tvām asmin vane hātum utsahe rāghavaṁ vinā ||3.45.13||
พระรามทรงมิอาจถูกพิชิตในสมรภูมิ; ท่านไม่ควรกล่าวเช่นนั้นเลย และหากปราศจากพระราฆวะ ข้าพเจ้าไม่อาจปล่อยท่านไว้ลำพังในพนานี้ได้
O brilliant Devi none among gods or men, gandharvas, birds or goblins kinnaras, wild animals or dreadful demons can encounter Rama in war.
FAQs
Dharma as entrusted duty (niyoga/nyāsa): Lakṣmaṇa prioritizes the responsibility of safeguarding Sītā over impulsive movement, insisting that speech and action must align with right judgment and assigned protection.
Sītā urges Lakṣmaṇa to go after Rāma; Lakṣmaṇa replies that Rāma cannot be slain and that he will not leave Sītā alone in the forest.
Lakṣmaṇa’s steadfast sense of duty and protective integrity—he refuses to violate the trust placed in him.