Shloka 29
सीताया धर्मोपदेशः—शस्त्रसंयोगदोषकथा
Sita’s Counsel on Dharma and the Peril of Weapon-Association
तदार्य कलुषा बुद्धिर्जायते शस्त्रसेवनात्।।3.9.29।।पुनर्गत्वा त्वयोध्यायां क्षत्रधर्मं चरिष्यसि।
tad ārya kaluṣā buddhir jāyate śastrasevanāt |
punar gatvā tv ayodhyāyāṃ kṣatradharmaṃ cariṣyasi ||
如此，贤者啊，常常执持兵刃，心识便会染污。待你再归阿逾陀，方可奉行刹帝利之法（达摩）。
Righteousness brings wealth. Wealth brings happiness. Righteousness brings everything. In fact, the essence of the world is righteousness.
FAQs
Even justified power can corrupt the mind if indulged in the wrong setting; dharma includes guarding inner purity, not merely external correctness.
Sītā recommends postponing overt warrior conduct until Rāma returns to royal life, implying that the forest-exile context calls for ascetic restraint.
Self-restraint and mindfulness about how habitual violence affects one’s character.