Shloka 2.30.17

सीताया वनानुगमननिश्चयः — Sita’s Resolve to Accompany Rama to the Forest

Devanagari script

न च तत्र ततः किञ्चिद्द्रष्टुमर्हसि विप्रियम्।मत्कृते न च ते शोको न भविष्यामि दुर्भरा।।2.30.17।।

Transliteration

na mātur na pitus tatra smariṣyāmi na veśmanaḥ | ārtavāny upabhuñjānā puṣpāṇi ca phalāni ca || 2.30.16 ||

Translation

There in the forest, enjoying the flowers and fruits of the seasons, I will not long for my mother or my father, nor even for the comforts of home.

Context

Therefore, you should not anticipate any problem from me in the forest. Neither shall I be burdensome to you nor shall I make you experience any sorrow on my account.

Characters & Entities

• Sītā
• Rāma
• forest (vana)
• mother
• father
• home (veśman)

FAQs

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

Dharma is prioritizing rightful commitment: Sītā asserts that her chosen duty with her husband outweighs attachment to parental home and comfort.

What is the narrative situation?

Sītā argues she can adapt to forest life and will not be emotionally destabilized by missing palace life or family if she is with Rāma.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Detachment (vairāgya) and resolve—she frames exile not as deprivation but as a shared way of life.