सीताया रावणं प्रति धर्मोपदेशः
Sita’s Dharmic Admonition to Ravana
अकार्यं न मया कार्यमेकपत्न्या विगर्हितम्।।।।कुलं सम्प्राप्तया पुण्यं कुले महति जातया।
akāryaṃ na mayā kāryam ekapatnyā vigarhitam |
kulaṃ samprāptayā puṇyaṃ kule mahati jātayā ||
میں نے—جو ایک عظیم و پاکیزہ کُل میں پیدا ہوئی اور ایک مقدّس خاندان میں بیاہی گئی—ایک ہی پتی کی ورتا اختیار کی ہے؛ یہ ممنوع اور قابلِ ملامت کام مجھ سے نہیں ہو سکتا۔
"You will not be able to withstand them in a battle. You will meet the same fate as the one-armed Vritra in a battle with the two-armed Indra.
Marital fidelity and moral restraint: a righteous person refuses acts that violate dharma, even under pressure.
In Laṅkā, Sītā rejects Rāvaṇa’s advances and grounds her refusal in family honor and wifely chastity.
Sītā’s steadfast chastity (pativratā-dharma) and unwavering adherence to propriety (maryādā).