श्रीमद्रामायणकथासङ्क्षेपः / The Ramayana in Synopsis
Narada’s Summary to Valmiki
तेन गत्वा पुरीं लङ्कां हत्वा रावणमाहवे ।राम: सीतामनुप्राप्य परां व्रीडामुपागमत् ।।।।
tena gatvā purīṃ laṅkāṃ hatvā rāvaṇam āhave | rāmaḥ sītām anuprāpya parāṃ vrīḍām upāgamat ||
凭此桥渡海,抵达楞迦城;战场之上罗摩诛灭罗波那(Rāvaṇa)。寻回悉多(Sītā)之后,他心中生起深沉的惭愧。
Rama entered the city of Lanka by means of that bridge, killed Ravana in the battleand recovered Sita. Thereafter he felt greatly embarassed (for accepting his wife who had stayed in an others.
The verse highlights the kingly dharma of guarding public confidence: even after rightful victory, a ruler must reckon with social perception and the moral burden of maintaining communal trust.
Rāma enters Laṅkā via the bridge, defeats Rāvaṇa, and reunites with Sītā; afterward, the tension of public doubt leads to his inner conflict (vrīḍā).
Rāma’s sense of responsibility as a ruler—his conscience is sensitive to the ethical expectations placed upon him by society.