Shloka 2.30.2
सीताया वनानुगमननिश्चयः — Sita’s Resolve to Accompany Rama to the Forest
सा तमुत्तमसंविग्ना सीता विपुलवक्षसम्।प्रणयाच्चाभिमानाच्च परिचिक्षेप राघवम्।।2.30.2।।
atha mām evam avyagrāṃ vanaṃ naiva nayiṣyati | viṣam adyaiva pāsyāmi mā vaśaṃ dviṣatāṃ gamam || 2.30.19 ||
If, even when I stand thus resolved and unwavering, you still do not take me to the forest, then this very day I will drink poison—I will not go to live under the power of enemies.
Sita agitated over a supreme cause upbraided the broad-chested scion of the Raghu race out of love and injured self-respect.
Dharma is asserted as refusal of dishonor and coerced living: Sītā insists that life without rightful protection and companionship is ethically intolerable.
Facing Rāma’s continued reluctance, Sītā escalates her demand with an extreme vow, rejecting remaining in Ayodhyā under hostile control.
Fearless resolve—she chooses principled solidarity over personal safety.