Shloka 2.29.22
सीताया वनगमननिश्चयः — Sita’s Resolve to Accompany Rama to the Forest
एवं बहुविधं तं सा याचते गमनं प्रति।नानुमेने महाबाहुस्तां नेतुं विजनं वनम्।।।।
yadi māṃ duḥkhitām evaṃ vanaṃ netuṃ na cecchasi | viṣam agniṃ jalaṃ vā 'ham āsthāsye mṛtyu-kāraṇāt ||
If you do not wish to take me—thus distressed—into the forest, then I will resort to poison, or fire, or water, seeking death as the cause.
Despite Sita's pleadings with him in various ways the mighty-armed Rama would not consent to take her to the desolate forest.
It dramatizes the perceived inseparability of marital duty; however, ethically it also shows the tension between dharma and extreme emotional resolve, highlighting how dharmic ideals can be invoked under distress.
After repeated refusals, Sītā makes a drastic declaration to compel Rāma to accept her as a companion in exile.
Unyielding commitment (dṛḍha-niścaya), though expressed through a severe ultimatum born of grief and fear of separation.