Shloka 2.30.42
सीताया वनानुगमननिश्चयः — Sita’s Resolve to Accompany Rama to the Forest
आरभस्व शुभश्रोणि वनवासक्षमाः क्रियाः।नेदानीं त्वदृते सीते स्वर्गोऽपि मम रोचते।।2.30.42।।
kiṃ hi kṛtvā viṣaṇṇas tvaṃ kuto vā bhayam asti te |
yat parityaktukāmas tvaṃ mām ananyaparāyaṇām ||2.30.5||
What has happened that you are so downcast? From where has this fear come to you, that you wish to abandon me—one who has no refuge but you alone?
O Sita, begin right now all preparations necessary for residing in the forest. O one, with beautiful buttocks, without you even the very heaven does not please me.
The verse foregrounds marital dharma as mutual responsibility: Sītā appeals to the righteousness of not abandoning one who is wholly dependent and devoted, stressing fidelity and protection within marriage.
In Ayodhyā, as exile becomes imminent, Sītā confronts Rāma’s despondency and any suggestion that he might leave her behind, questioning the source of his fear and intent.
Sītā’s steadfast devotion (ananya-bhakti/pativratā-bhāva) and moral courage in speaking directly about duty and emotional truth.