Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 118, Shloka 29
अनसूयोपदेशः तथा सीताया स्वयंवरकथा
Anasuya’s Counsel and Sita’s Swayamvara Narrative
स मां दृष्ट्वा नरपतिर्मुष्टिविक्षेपतत्परः।पांसुकुण्ठितसर्वाङ्गीं जनको विस्मितोऽभवत्।।2.118.29।।
sa māṃ dṛṣṭvā narapatir muṣṭivikṣepatatparaḥ | pāṃsukuṇṭhitasarvāṅgīṃ janako vismito 'bhavat ||2.118.29||
那时国王阇那迦正专心撒播一把把种子；他见我全身沾满尘土，便惊叹不已。
Engaged in sowing fistfuls of seeds, king Janaka found me covered with dust andwas astonished.
FAQs
A dharmic heart responds to the vulnerable: the scene prepares for Janaka’s compassionate acceptance—astonishment becomes the doorway to protective responsibility.
Sītā describes the moment Janaka notices her, newly arisen and covered in dust, while he is sowing seed.
Janaka’s attentive awareness and the humane impulse that follows upon encountering the unexpected and helpless.