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title: "Aranya Kand Doha 5b"
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# Aranya Kand · Doha 5b

**चौ०** 
> अनुसुइया के पद गहि सीता। मिली बहोरि सुसील बिनीता॥  
> रिषिपतिनी मन सुख अधिकाई। आसिष देइ निकट बैठाई॥१॥

**चौ०** 
> दिब्य बसन भूषन पहिराए। जे नित नूतन अमल सुहाए॥  
> कह रिषिबधू सरस मृदु बानी। नारिधर्म कछु ब्याज बखानी॥२॥

**चौ०** 
> मातु पिता भ्राता हितकारी। मितप्रद सब सुनु राजकुमारी॥  
> अमित दानि भर्ता बयदेही। अधम सो नारि जो सेव न तेही॥३॥

**चौ०** 
> धीरज धर्म मित्र अरु नारी। आपद काल परिखिअहिं चारी॥  
> बृद्ध रोगबस जड़ धनहीना। अंध बधिर क्रोधी अति दीना॥४॥

**चौ०** 
> ऐसेहु पति कर किएँ अपमाना। नारि पाव जमपुर दुख नाना॥  
> एकइ धर्म एक ब्रत नेमा। कायँ बचन मन पति पद प्रेमा॥५॥

**चौ०** 
> जग पतिब्रता चारि बिधि अहहीं। बेद पुरान संत सब कहहीं॥  
> उत्तम के अस बस मन माहीं। सपनेहुँ आन पुरुष जग नाहीं॥६॥

**चौ०** 
> मध्यम परपति देखइ कैसें। भ्राता पिता पुत्र निज जैसें॥  
> धर्म बिचारि समुझि कुल रहई। सो निकिष्ट त्रिय श्रुति अस कहई॥७॥

**चौ०** 
> बिनु अवसर भय तें रह जोई। जानेहु अधम नारि जग सोई॥  
> पति बंचक परपति रति करई। रौरव नरक कल्प सत परई॥८॥

**चौ०** 
> छन सुख लागि जनम सत कोटी। दुख न समुझ तेहि सम को खोटी॥  
> बिनु श्रम नारि परम गति लहई। पतिब्रत धर्म छाड़ि छल गहई॥९॥

**चौ०** 
> पति प्रतिकूल जनम जहँ जाई । बिधवा होइ पाइ तरुनाई ॥१०॥

Meaning: Then Sītā, who was so good natured and modest, met Anasūyā (sage Atri’s wife) and clasped her feet. The sage’s wife felt extremely gratified at heart; she blessed Her and seating Her by her side, (1)

arrayed Her in heavenly robes and ornaments that remained ever new, clean and charming. In affectionate and mild tones the hermit’s wife then proceeded to discourse on some womanly virtues, making Her an occasion for such discourse: (2)

“Listen, O Princess: mother, father and brother are all kind to us; but they bestow only limited joy. A husband, however, bestows unlimited joy (in the shape of blessedness); O Jānakī, vile is the woman, who does not serve him. (3)

“Fortitude, piety, a friend and a wife—these four are put to the test only in times of adversity. Old, sick, dull-headed, indigent, blind, deaf, wrathful or most wretched, (4)

“a woman who treats with disrespect even such a husband—shall suffer various torments in hell (the abode of Yama). Devotion with body, speech and mind to her lord’s feet is the only duty, sacred vow and penance for a woman. (5)

“There are four types of faithful wives in this world: so declare the Vedas, the Purāṇas and all the saints. A woman of the best type is convinced in her heart of hearts that she cannot even dream in this world of a man other than her lord. (6)

“The middle one regards another’s husband as her own brother, father or son (according to his age). She who is restrained by considerations of virtue or by the thought of her race is declared by the Vedas as of a low category. (7)

“And know her to be the lowest woman in the world, who is restrained only by fear and want of opportunity. The woman who deceives her husband and loves a paramour is cast for a hundred cycles into the worst form of hell known by the name of Raurava. (8)

“Who is so depraved as the woman who for the sake of a moment’s pleasure reckons not the torment that shall endure for a thousand million births? The woman who sincerely takes a vow of fidelity to her husband, without any deception, attains the highest state. (9)

“While she who is disloyal to her lord is widowed as soon as she attains her youth wherever she may be reborn. (10)

**सो०** 
> सहज अपावनि नारि पति सेवत सुभ गति लहइ।  
> जसु गावत श्रुति चारि अजहुँ तुलसिका हरिहि प्रिय॥५ (क)॥

**सो०** 
> सुनु सीता तव नाम सुमिरि नारि पतिब्रत करहिं।  
> तोहि प्रानप्रिय राम कहिउँ कथा संसार हित॥५ (ख)॥

Meaning: “A woman is impure by her very birth; but she attains a happy state (hereafter) by serving her lord. (It is due to her loyalty to her husband that) Tulasī is loved by Śrī Hari even to this day and her glory is sung by all the four Vedas. (5 A)

“Listen, Sītā! women will maintain their vow of fidelity to their husband by invoking your very name, Śrī Rāma being dear to you as your own life. It is for the good of the world that I have spoken to you on the subject.” (5 B)

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