Shloka 20
सीतया लक्ष्मणप्रेषणम् — Sita urges Lakshmana to seek Rama
The crisis of the ‘distressed voice’
लक्ष्मणेनैवमुक्ता सा क्रुद्धा संरक्तलोचना।।3.45.20।।अब्रवीत्परुषं वाक्यं लक्ष्मणं सत्यवादिनम्।
lakṣmaṇenaivam uktā sā kruddhā saṃraktalocanā || 3.45.20 || abravīt paruṣaṃ vākyaṃ lakṣmaṇaṃ satyavādinam |
ครั้นถูกลักษมณะกล่าวเช่นนั้น นางก็โกรธจัด ดวงตาแดงก่ำ แล้วกล่าวถ้อยคำแข็งกร้าวแก่ลักษมณะ ผู้เป็นที่รู้กันว่าเป็นผู้กล่าวสัจจะ
Addressed thus by Lakshmana, Sita got mighty angry. Her eyes turned red and she spoke harshly to truthful Lakshmana
FAQs
It highlights how even the virtuous can be tested: anger can distort judgment, and harsh speech can be directed even at the truthful—warning against adharma through uncontrolled emotion.
After Lakṣmaṇa’s attempt to reassure her, Sītā becomes angry and begins to rebuke him.
Lakṣmaṇa’s reputation for satya (truthfulness) is explicitly affirmed, even as he faces unjust accusation.