Shloka 3.62.17

सीतावियोगे रामविलापः (Rāma’s Lament in Separation from Sītā)

Devanagari script

गाढमाश्लिष्य भरतो वाच्यो मद्वचनात्त्वया।।3.62.17।।अनुज्ञातोऽसि रामेण पालयेति वसुन्धराम्।

Transliteration

mām ihotsṛjya hi vane gacchāyodhyāṃ purīṃ śubhām | na tv ahaṃ tāṃ vinā sītāṃ jīveyaṃ hi kathañcana || 3.62.16 ||

Translation

Leave me here in the forest and go to the auspicious city of Ayodhyā; but I—without Sītā—could not live, not in any way.

Context

While embracing Bharata tightly, repeat my words, 'You are permitted by Rama to rule the earth.'

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Sītā
• Lakṣmaṇa
• Ayodhyā
• forest (vana)

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

Dharma is relational responsibility: Rāma frames life itself as bound to the righteous bond with Sītā, rejecting a life that continues while injustice remains unresolved.

What is the narrative situation?

In despair, Rāma speaks to Lakṣmaṇa, suggesting Lakṣmaṇa return to Ayodhyā while he remains—because he cannot endure life without Sītā.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Unyielding devotion and resolve—Rāma’s life-purpose becomes the recovery of Sītā rather than personal survival.