Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 29, Shloka 10
सीताया वनगमननिश्चयः
Sita’s Resolve to Accompany Rama to the Forest
आदेशो वनवासस्य प्राप्तव्य स्स मया किल।सा त्वया सह तत्राहं यास्यामि प्रिय नान्यथा।।।।
ādeśo vanavāsasya prāptavyaḥ sa mayā kila | sā tvayā saha tatrāhaṃ yāsyāmi priya nānyathā || 2.29.10 ||
হে প্রিয়! বনবাসের এই আদেশ আমাকেও অবশ্যই গ্রহণ করতে হবে; সেখানে আমি তোমার সঙ্গেই যাব—অন্যথা নয়।
Therefore, O my beloved I must certainly obtain such a command to dwell in the forest. I must accompany you to the forest and it cannot be otherwise.
FAQs
Sītā frames companionship with her husband as her rightful dharma: she treats exile not as Rāma’s burden alone but as a shared obligation.
Sītā answers Rāma’s attempt to protect her by refusing separation and asserting she will accompany him into the forest.
Unwavering commitment—Sītā’s firmness (niścaya) and loyalty to Rāma.