अष्टपञ्चाशः सर्गः (Sarga 58)
Daśaratha Questions Sumantra; Messages from the Forest Threshold
उद्वीक्षमाणा भर्तारं मुखेन परिशुष्यता।मुमोच सहसा बाष्पं मां प्रयान्तमुदीक्ष्य सा।।।।
udvīkṣamāṇā bhartāraṃ mukhena pariśuṣyatā |
mumoca sahasā bāṣpaṃ māṃ prayāntam udīkṣya sā ||
Nang makita niyang ako’y papaalis na, tumingin siya sa kanyang asawa; natuyo at namutla ang kanyang mukha, at bigla niyang pinakawalan ang rumaragasang luha.
O charioteer Rama is rightous and he is acustoomed to all sorts of comfort. Taking refuge at the foot of a tree how shall he live and what shall he eat?
Dharma is lived through endurance: Sita’s tears do not negate duty, but reveal the human cost of righteous choices.
As Sumantra turns back toward Ayodhya, Sita reacts with sudden grief, looking to Rama.
Sita’s steadfast marital devotion (pativratā-bhāva) expressed amid intense separation.