Shloka 2.27.9
सीताया वनगमननिश्चयः (Sita’s Resolve to Accompany Rama to the Forest)
अनुशिष्टाऽस्मि मात्रा च पित्रा च विविधाश्रयम्।नाऽस्मि सम्प्रति वक्तव्या वर्तितव्यं यथा मया।।।।
anuśiṣṭā ’smi mātrā ca pitrā ca vividhāśrayam | nā ’smi samprati vaktavyā vartitavyaṁ yathā mayā ||
My mother and my father have instructed me in many duties and in the proper ways of conduct; therefore now I need not be told how I ought to act.
I have been so instructed by my parents about diverse duties in all stages of life that I need not be told anything (about my duties) now.
Dharma is presented as internalized moral education: Sītā claims agency grounded in upbringing, asserting she knows the right course and will follow it.
Sītā responds to resistance by emphasizing that her decision is informed and principled, not impulsive.
Practical wisdom and moral maturity—acting from learned dharma rather than mere emotion.