Shloka 2.30.32

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

Devanagari script

एष धर्मस्तु सुश्रोणि पितुर्मातुश्च वश्यता।अतश्च तं व्यतिक्रम्य नाहं जीवितुमुत्सहे।।2.30.32।।

Transliteration

eṣa dharmas tu suśroṇi pitur mātuś ca vaśyatā | ataś ca taṃ vyatikramya nāhaṃ jīvitum utsahe || 2.30.32 ||

Translation

This indeed is dharma, O fair-hipped one: obedience to father and mother. Therefore, having transgressed that, I would not have the heart to live.

Context

Obedience to parents is a righteous act. Therefore, O one with fair hips! I cannot live and disobey the word of truth.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Sītā
• Dharma
• Satya
• Father (Daśaratha, implied)
• Mother (Kausalyā, implied)

FAQs

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

Obedience to parents is explicitly defined as dharma; violating it is portrayed as morally unbearable—worse than death.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāma concludes his justification: he must uphold the parental command and truth, even at the cost of exile.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Uncompromising integrity—Rāma treats dharma and satya as life-defining commitments.