जय श्रीराम!
प्रियोपभोगचिन्हेषु पौरोभाग्यमिवाचरत् ॥ १२.२२॥
Notes: Kālidāsa now narrates an episode that remained a secret between Śrīrāma and Sītā until Sītā narrated it to Hanumān in Aśokavana when he discovered her place of confinement by Rāvaṇa. Sītā wanted Śrīrāma to know as a confirmation that Hanumān had indeed met her in Aśokavana and won her confidence. So she told him this story. to retell Śrīrāma. It would also be a moment to incite Śrīrāma's utter concern for her well-being.
At the least, this is a beautiful story to show how much Śrīrāma took care of Sītā when they were in the forest. And to think that Rāvaṇa later forcibly abducted Sītā and confined her in his kingdom! he invited certain death as retribution.
Kālidāsa says, "Now, suddenly, it is said that a crow, indeed Indra's son (in Āsuric disguise), swooped down on Sītā and clawed her breasts in an unpardonable act of public misdemeanour, intruding into what was an extremely private space for the royal couple, Śrīrāma and Sītā, desecrating the markings there of their amorous intimacy."
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जय श्रीराम!
