Shloka 39
सीताहरण
विलापः / The Lament at Jatāyu and the Abduction of Sītā
नास्ति धर्मः कुतस्सत्यं नार्जवं नानृशंसता।यत्र रामस्य वैदेहीं भार्यां हरति रावणः।।।।इति सर्वाणि भूतानि गणशः पर्यदेवयन्।
nāsti dharmaḥ kutas satyaṃ nārjavaṃ nānṛśaṃsatā |
yatra rāmasya vaidēhīṃ bhāryāṃ harati rāvaṇaḥ ||
iti sarvāṇi bhūtāni gaṇaśaḥ paryadevayan |
“جہاں راون رام کی بھاریا وَیدَہی کو اٹھا لے جائے، وہاں دھرم کہاں؟ پھر سچ، راست روی اور رحم دلی کہاں سے ہو؟” یوں سبھی بھوت، جتھوں کی صورت، نوحہ و فریاد کرنے لگے۔
The sylvan deities shivered, seeing Sita's grief and cried aloud.
FAQs
It asserts that dharma, satya (truth), ārjava (uprightness), and compassion are mutually reinforcing; an act like abducting another’s wife is a decisive sign of adharma that negates these virtues.
Immediately after Sītā’s abduction, the natural and living world responds with collective grief and moral outrage.
Rāma’s moral stature is implied: harming his blameless wife is portrayed as an assault on the very foundations of ethical life.