Shloka 1
सीताप्रत्याख्यानम् / Rama’s Post-Victory Address to Sītā
Public Opinion and Royal Duty
तांतुपाश्वस्थितांप्रह्वांरामस्सम्प्रेक्ष्यमैथिलीम् ।हृदयान्तर्गतंक्रोधव्याहर्तुमुपचक्रमे ।।6.118.1।।
tāṃ tu pārśva-sthitāṃ prahvāṃ rāmaḥ samprekṣya maithilīm | hṛdayāntar-gataṃ krodhaṃ vyāhartum upacakrame ||
اور جب رام نے اپنے پہلو میں کھڑی، جھکی ہوئی اور حیا شعار میتھلی کو دیکھا تو اپنے دل کے اندر چھپا ہوا غضب زبان پر لانے کا آغاز کیا۔
Observing Mythili who stood near him, Rama started to give expression to what was in his heart.
FAQs
Dharma is shown as a difficult governance of emotion: a king must weigh personal feeling against the demands of moral and social order.
Sītā has been brought near; Rāma, under strain, prepares to speak before the gathered assembly.
Rāma’s seriousness about royal responsibility, even when it conflicts with private affection.