“It must be that either there are no saintly people here to follow or that you do not follow them, for your mind is perverse and devoid of etiquette.” (Sita Devi speaking to Ravana, Valmiki Ramayana, Sundara Kand, 21.9-10) iha… Read More ›
ravana threatening sita
Slated for Ruination
“To a man who is not satisfied with his own wives, fickle and mean-minded and of diverted senses, others’ wives lead him to ruination.” (Sita Devi speaking to Ravana, Valmiki Ramayana, Sundara Kand, 21.8-9) atuṣṭaṃ sveṣu dāreṣu capalam calitendriyam ||… Read More ›
Black Heart Scarring Darker
“To a man who is not satisfied with his own wives, fickle and mean-minded and of diverted senses, others’ wives lead him to ruination.” (Sita Devi speaking to Ravana, Valmiki Ramayana, Sundara Kand, 21.8-9) atuṣṭaṃ sveṣu dāreṣu capalam calitendriyam ||… Read More ›
If You Can’t Stand the Heat
“O night-ranger, just as you protect your own wives, you should protect the wives of others. Making yourself an example, enjoy with your own wives.” (Sita Devi speaking to Ravana, Valmiki Ramayana, Sundara Kand, 21.7-8) yathā tava tathānyeṣāṃ dārā rakṣyā… Read More ›
Extending the Family
“O night-ranger, just as you protect your own wives, you should protect the wives of others. Making yourself an example, enjoy with your own wives.” (Sita Devi speaking to Ravana, Valmiki Ramayana, Sundara Kand, 21.7-8) yathā tava tathānyeṣāṃ dārā rakṣyā… Read More ›
For Another’s Enjoyment
“As the faithful wife of another, I am not a suitable wife to you. You should well observe what is righteous. And you should follow well the manner of life of the virtuous.” (Sita Devi speaking to Ravana, Valmiki Ramayana,… Read More ›
It’s You and It’s Me
“Having thus spoken to Ravana, Vaidehi, that celebrated wife, turned her back to Ravana and again spoke these words:” (Valmiki Ramayana, Sundara Kand, 21.5-6) evamuktvā tu vaidehī rāvaṇam tam yaśasvinī || rāvaṇam pṛṣṭhataḥ kṛtvā bhūyo vacanambravīt | Download this episode… Read More ›
Poetic Insults
“Devoted to one husband, being born into a pure family and having obtained one also, I am incapable of doing such a reproachable act, one that ought not to be done.” (Sita Devi speaking to Ravana, Valmiki Ramayana, Sundara Kand,… Read More ›
Fulfilling Desire
“Take your mind away from me and put it back on your own wives. Like a sinner asking for the highest perfection, it is not appropriate for you to pray for me.” (Sita Devi speaking to Ravana, Valmiki Ramayana, Sundara… Read More ›
Susiddhim
“Take your mind away from me and put it back on your own wives. Like a sinner asking for the highest perfection, it is not appropriate for you to pray for me.” (Sita Devi speaking to Ravana, Valmiki Ramayana, Sundara… Read More ›