Shloka 3.58.5
सीतावियोगे रामस्य विलापः — Rama’s Lament and Inquiry on Sita’s Disappearance
पतित्वममराणां वा पृथिव्याश्चापि लक्ष्मण।तां विना तपनीयाभां नेच्छेयं जनकात्मजाम्।।।।
patitvam amarāṇāṃ vā pṛthivyāś cāpi lakṣmaṇa |
tāṃ vinā tapanīyābhāṃ neccheyaṃ janakātmajām ||
O Lakṣmaṇa, without that golden-hued daughter of Janaka, I desire neither sovereignty over the gods nor dominion over the earth.
O Lakshmana! I desire no lordship of the gods or of the entire earth without that daughter of Janaka, that lady of golden complexion.
Dharma here is steadfast marital fidelity and right prioritization: Rama rejects even cosmic or earthly power if it is separated from righteous companionship with Sita.
Sita has been abducted; Rama, overwhelmed by grief, declares that kingship and glory are meaningless to him without her.
Single-minded devotion and integrity (ananya-bhakti to one’s rightful spouse), alongside detachment from worldly ambition.