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now, O Daughter of Janaka, I allow you to go where ever you want. I have nothing to do with Here are all the ten directions Good lady! you. Who, born in an illustrious family, and with a bright career, will again accept a woman who has stayed in another man's house? and that too, with a friendly attitude? You, have fallen from Ravana's lap - you were the object of his wicked eyes. How can I accept you? Surely (my acceptance) will bring infamy to my great family. O Sita, when you have stayed in his own house, Ravana, surely will not spare you with heavenly, attractive beauty.
Sitä is shocked by these words and says:
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1 किं मामसदृश वाक्यमीदृशं श्रोत्रदारुणम् |
क्ष श्रावयसे वीर प्राकृतः प्राकृतामिव ॥५॥ न तथाऽस्मि महाबाहो यथा त्वमवगच्छसि । प्रत्ययं गच्छ मे येन चारित्रेणैव ते शपे ||६|| पृथक्स्त्रीर्णा प्रचारेण जाति एवं परिशङ्कसे । परित्यजेमां शङ्का तु यदि तेऽह परीक्षिता ॥७॥ यद्यहं गात्रसंस्पर्श गतास्मि विवश प्रभो । कामका न मे तत्र देवं तत्रापराध्यति ॥ ८॥ मदीनन्तु यत्तन्मे हृदयं स्वयि वर्तते । पराधीनेषु गात्रेषु किं करिष्याम्यनीश्वरी ||९|| सह संवृद्धभावाच्च संसर्गेण व मानद ।
यहं ते न विज्ञाता हता तेनास्मि शाश्वतम् ॥१०॥
( रामायण 6.104 p. 769-770 )
O Brave one, why do you tell me these unbecoming words which, I cannot tolerate to here, like any ordinary man to an ordinary woman? I am not as you think of me. Be assured, I swear by my character. You doubt women by their behaviour - if you know me, give up this dou t.
O Lord! if my limbs touched him when I was helpness, it was not due to my wish. The fault was with Fate, My heart, which was under my command, was fixed on you only. What could I do when some other person was the master of my body? If with and contact, you have not known me, I am
all our life long company undone for ever.
Her arguments are very pointed. If you did not love me, why did you send a message with Hanuman? I would have put an end to my life if I had known this reaction of yours. She again says:
1 The Valmiki Ramayana Critical Edition (Vol. VI) Yuddhakaṇḍa, Oriental Institute, Baroda (India) 1971
| SR No. | 520762 |
| Book Title | Sambodhi 1983 Vol 12 |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Dalsukh Malvania, H C Bhayani, Nagin J Shah |
| Publisher | L D Indology Ahmedabad |
| Publication Year | 1983 |
| Total Pages | 326 |
| Language | English, Sanskrit, Prakrit, Gujarati |
| Classification | Magazine, India_Sambodhi, & India |
| File Size | 11 MB |