Shloka 17
सीतया लक्ष्मणप्रेषणम् — Sita urges Lakshmana to seek Rama
The crisis of the ‘distressed voice’
न्यासभूतासि वैदेहि न्यस्ता मयि महात्मना।।3.45.17।।रामेण त्वं वरारोहे न त्वां त्यक्तुमिहोत्सहे।
nyāsabhūtāsi vaidehi nyastā mayi mahātmanā | rāmeṇa tvaṁ varārohe na tvāṁ tyaktum ihotsahe ||3.45.17||
โอ้พระนางไวเทหี โอ้สตรีผู้มีสะโพกงาม ท่านถูกพระรามผู้มหาตมะมอบหมายไว้แก่ข้าพเจ้าเป็นภาระอันศักดิ์สิทธิ์ ข้าพเจ้าไม่อาจทอดทิ้งท่านไว้ที่นี่ได้
Surely it is not his voice. It is contrived by some one's illusory power. It is the illusion created by that demon, like the city of the gandharvas. (which does not exist.)
FAQs
Dharma as trust (nyāsa): when one is entrusted with another’s safety, fidelity to that charge becomes a primary moral obligation, not to be overridden by emotion or pressure.
Lakṣmaṇa explains that Rāma has explicitly placed Sītā under his protection, so he refuses to leave her.
Reliability and guardianship—Lakṣmaṇa models steadfast adherence to a solemn responsibility.