Shloka 22
सीतारावणसंवादः
Ravana Reveals Himself; Sita Affirms Rama’s Dharma
समाश्वस मुहूर्तं तु शक्यं वस्तुमिह त्वया।।3.47.22।।आगमिष्यति मे भर्ता वन्यमादाय पुष्कलम्।रुरून्गोधा न्वराहांश्च हत्वाऽदायाऽमिषान्बहून्।।3.47.23।।
samāśvasa muhūrtaṃ tu śakyaṃ vastum iha tvayā | āgamiṣyati me bhartā vanyam ādāya puṣkalam ||
ذرا گھڑی بھر اطمینان سے ٹھہر جاؤ؛ تم یہاں رہ سکتے ہو۔ میرا پتی جنگل سے بہت سا خوراک و سامان لے کر لوٹ آئے گا۔
Rest here awhile. My husband will return with plenty of meat of many kinds from the forest, killing deer, alligators and wild boars.
FAQs
Atithi-dharma (the duty of hospitality): even in hardship, Sītā offers rest and care to a guest, reflecting a dharmic culture of honoring visitors.
Sītā invites the disguised Rāvaṇa to rest briefly, saying Rāma will soon return with food gathered from the forest.
Sītā’s compassion and adherence to hospitality and propriety despite living in exile.