Valmiki Ramayana 2.27.22: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 27, Shloka 22
सीताया वनगमननिश्चयः
Sita’s Resolve to Accompany Rama to the Forest
अनन्यभावामनुरक्तचेतसं त्वया वियुक्तां मरणायनिश्चिताम् ।
नयस्व मां साधु कुरुष्व याचनाम् न ते मयाऽतो गुरुता भविष्यति ॥२२॥
ananyabhāvām anuraktacetasaṃ tvayā viyuktāṃ maraṇāya niścitām |
nayasva māṃ sādhu kuruṣva yācanāṃ na te mayā 'to gurutā bhaviṣyati ||22||
Ich bin ganz auf dich fixiert, mein Herz ist an dich gebunden; getrennt von dir, bin ich zum Sterben entschlossen. Nimm mich mit, sei gnädig und gewähre meine Bitte – ich werde dir keine Last sein.
Since I have no thought other than you and my heart is (irretrievably) attached to youI have resolved to die if separated from you. Pray, be favourably disposed to take me. I shall not be a burden to you.
FAQs
Truthful commitment (satya) to one’s chosen dharma: Sītā openly states the consequence of separation and petitions for a path that preserves righteous unity.
Sītā makes a final, urgent plea to accompany Rāma, declaring that separation is unbearable and that she will not hinder him.
Single-minded devotion and frank truthfulness—she speaks plainly, taking responsibility for her own resolve.
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