Notes: Kālidāsa says, " Śūrpanakhā boldly approached Śrīrāma, right in the presence of Sītā, and first introduced herself and professed her carnal love for Śrīrāma uninhibitedly. Indeed, the passion aroused in women knows no propriety concerning timeliness".
Śūrpanakhā boasted her great lineage and her status as Rāvaṇa's younger sister. This is a bit like all the braggadocio on matrimonial sites these days. When she boldly told Śrīrāma that he should take her as his sexual partner and wife, she had no concern for the presence of his present wife nor any propriety. Obviously, here was a man living as an ascetic. Her passion now aroused showed scant regard for his station in life or preferences.
This is depicted as a weakness in women by Kālidāsa. But nowadays, we have so many instances of men attacking and even killing women when rejected. So the lack of propriety is for both sexes I think. The key criterion is demonic passion!
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जय श्रीराम!
