Text 55] The Pastimes of Lord Ramacandra 101
ways very submissive and ready to satisfy the husband; sati—chaste;
bhiya—by being afraid; hriya—by shyness; ca—also; bhdva-jna—
understanding the attitude (of the husband); bhartuh—of her husband,
Lord Ramacandra; sitaé—mother Sita; aharat—simply captivated;
manah—the mind.
TRANSLATION

Mother Sita was very submissive, faithful, shy and chaste, always
understanding the attitude of her husband. Thus by her character
and her love and service she completely attracted the mind of the
Lord.

PURPORT

As Lord Ramacandra is the ideal husband (eka-patni-vrata), mother
Sita is the ideal wife. Such a combination makes family life very happy.
Yad yad dcarati Ssresthas tat tad evetaro janah: whatever example a great
man sets, common people follow. If the kings, the leaders, and the
braéhmanas, the teachers, would set forth the examples we receive from
Vedic literature, the entire world would be heaven; indeed, there would
no longer be hellish conditions within this material world.

Thus end the Bhaktivedanta purports of the Ninth Canto, Tenth
Chapter, of the Srimad-Bhagavatam, entitled “The Pastimes of the
Supreme Lord, Ramacandra.”
