Shloka 2.48.18
अयोध्यायाः शोकवर्णनम् (Ayodhya’s Lament and Civic Desolation)
वयं परिचरिष्यामः सीतां यूयं तु राघवम्।इति पौरस्त्रियो भर्तृ़न् दुखार्तास्तत्तदब्रुवन्।।2.48.18।।
vayaṃ paricariṣyāmaḥ sītāṃ yūyaṃ tu rāghavam |
iti paurastriyo bhartṝn duḥkhārtās tat-tad abruvan || 2.48.18 ||
“We shall attend upon Sītā; you, then, attend upon Rāghava.” Thus the women of the city, tormented by grief, spoke in various ways to their husbands.
We will serve Sita. You will serve Rama. Such were the words of the distressed women of the city to their husbands. (They continued).
Sevā as Dharma: service to the righteous (Rama) and to the virtuous (Sita) is presented as a concrete moral response to suffering, transforming grief into duty and support.
As the citizens consider accompanying Rama, the women of Ayodhya urge their husbands toward service of Rama while they themselves pledge service to Sita.
Sita’s dignity as one worthy of devoted attendance, and Rama’s leadership as one worthy of loyal service—both grounded in Satya and Dharma.