Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 116, Shloka 8
तपस्विनाम् औत्सुक्यं राक्षसत्रासश्च
Ascetics’ Anxiety and the Fear of Rakshasas
अथर्षिर्जरया वृद्धस्तपसा च जरां गतः।वेपमान इवोवाच रामं भूतदयापरम्।।2.116.8।।
atha ṛṣir jarayā vṛddhas tapasā ca jarāṃ gataḥ | vepamāna ivovāca rāmaṃ bhūtadayāparam || 2.116.8 ||
تب ایک رِشی، جو بڑھاپے سے بوڑھا اور تپسیا کی سختیوں سے نڈھال ہو چکا تھا، کانپتے ہوئے سا راما سے بولا، جو سب بھوتوں پر کرپا کرنے والا ہے۔
Has Sita devoted in her service to me and engaged in serving you failed to follow the conduct befitting a woman?
FAQs
Dharma is framed through compassion and respectful speech: the elder ascetic addresses Rāma recognizing his universal kindness, setting a truthful and gentle tone for counsel.
After Rāma’s questions, an elderly sage prepares to respond, physically frail yet authoritative through tapas.
Rāma’s bhūta-dayā (compassion to all beings), acknowledged as a defining trait.