Shloka 13
विभीषणागमनम्
Vibhīṣaṇa’s Arrival and the Debate on Refuge
तेनसीताजनस्थानाद्धृताहत्वाजटायुषम् ।रुद्दाचविवशादीनाराक्षसीभिस्सुरक्षिता ।।6.17.13।।
tena sītā janasthānād dhṛtā hatvā jaṭāyuṣam | ruddhā ca vivaśā dīnā rākṣasībhiḥ surakṣitā ||6.17.13||
اسی (راؤَن) نے جنستھان سے سیتا کو اُٹھا لیا، جٹایو کو قتل کر کے؛ اور وہ بے بس و غم زدہ قید میں ہے، راکشسیوں کے سخت پہرے میں محفوظ رکھی گئی ہے۔
Vibheeshana, having addressed Ravana in harsh language, reached Rama and Lakshmana in a short while.
FAQs
Adharma is identified by harm and coercion: the verse highlights the unrighteousness of violence (killing Jatāyu) and abduction/imprisonment (Sītā’s confinement).
The poem recapitulates the key wrongs that led to the war: Sītā’s abduction from Janasthāna, Jatāyu’s death while resisting, and Sītā’s guarded captivity among rākṣasīs.
Sītā’s endurance and inner steadfastness under oppression (dharma as unwavering fidelity and moral strength), contrasted with Rāvaṇa’s adharma.