Valmiki Ramayana 2.29.14: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 29, Shloka 14
सीताया वनगमननिश्चयः · Sita’s Resolve to Accompany Rama to the Forest
प्रसादितश्च वै पूर्वं त्वं मे बहुतिथं प्रभो ।
गमनं वनवासस्य काङ्क्षितं हि सह त्वया ॥१४॥
prasāditaś ca vai pūrvaṃ tvaṃ me bahutithaṃ prabho |
gamanaṃ vanavāsasya kāṅkṣitaṃ hi saha tvayā ||14||
O Herr, schon früher warst du mir lange gnädig, als ich dich inständig bat; denn wahrlich begehrte ich, mit dir in den Wald zu gehen.
Pleased with my long entreaties in the past to dwell with you in the forest, O lord, you had granted my desire.
FAQs
Dharma is reinforced through consistency and keeping one’s granted assent: Sītā recalls Rāma’s earlier favor as a moral basis for her present request.
Sītā argues that accompanying Rāma is not new; it aligns with her long-standing wish previously acknowledged by him.
Constancy (sthāyitva)—Sītā’s enduring commitment to shared life and shared duty.
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