in Chaupai line nos. 7-8 and its following Chanda line nos. 1-4 that precede Doha no.
51, it will be better if she is properly introduced with the prince she has come to
examine, complete with all the identity credentials such as his own name as well as
the name of his father so that no confusion is left in her mind as to which “Ram” she
is meeting.
This introduction also signalled to Sati that Lord Ram has recognised who she
actually is, that he knows that she isin’t Sita. So, her trick hasn’t worked!
Lord Ram was in a human form, and as such by bowing before Sati and holding
his hands together in his front as a sign of showing great respect to her is a message
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dōhā.
rāma bacana mṛdu gūṛha suni upajā ati saṅkōcu.
satī sabhīta mahēsa pahiṁ calīṁ hṛdayam̐ baṛa sōcu. 53.
When Sati heard these polite but significant words of Lord Ram (which clearly
indicated that he has recognised her, and has even smiled at her nuisance and idiotic
behaviour), she felt very uneasy and confounded.
Afraid out of her wits (as she realised her folly and the grave consequences
that she would have to face now), Sati started on her return journey to where Mahesh
(Lord Shiva) was (waiting for her to return). On the way, her heart was overcome
with immense regret and consternation. (Doha no. 53)
[Note—We observe here that Sati did not have the courage to answer Lord Ram’s
question asked in verse no. 8 that precedes this Doha—“Where was Lord Shiva, and
why was she loitering alone in the forest?”
First, she was already very nervous as she knew deep within her heart that by
defying her enlightened husband, Lord Shiva, she was committing a grave sin. This
was compounded when all her pretensions were bared naked and she was sort of
unmasked. She had failed miserably in the test she so confidently set out to take, and
what answer would she now give to Shiva upon return when he asked her how she
fared. She was utterly stunned and flabbergasted.
Refer also to Ram Charit Manas, Baal Kand, Chaupai line no. 1 that precedes
Doha no. 58.
The lesson to learn here is about the horrendous consequences of falling in the
trap of Maya. One must be wary of Maya.]
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caupā’ī.
maiṁ saṅkara kara kahā na mānā. nija agyānu rāma para ānā. 1.
jā'i utaru aba dēha'um̐ kāhā. ura upajā ati dāruna dāhā. 2.
Sati was overwhelmed by contrition and regret. She lamented internally, and muttered
to her self, ‘I had not obeyed the words of Lord Shankar (Shiva), and in my stupidity
and folly I had cast the shadow of my ignorance on Lord Ram. (1)