Shloka 4.62.4
संपाति-उपदेशः / Sampati Instructed and the Search Mission Foretold
राजा दशरथो नाम कश्चिदिक्ष्वाकुनन्दनः।तस्य पुत्रो महातेजा रमोनाम भविष्यति।।4.62.4।।
sā ca kāmaiḥ pralobhyantī bhakṣyair bhojyaiś ca maithilī | na bhokṣyati mahābhāgā duḥkhe magnā yaśasvinī ||
Though tempted with pleasures, foods, and delicacies, that noble Maithilī—famed and sunk in sorrow—will not partake.
'Indeed in the Ikshvaku family there will be a king named Dasaratha. He will beget a brilliant son named Rama.
Dharma is inner integrity: Sītā refuses comfort that would compromise her resolve, remaining faithful to truth and righteousness despite coercion.
The prophecy describes Sītā’s conduct in captivity—she rejects inducements of pleasure and food, overwhelmed by grief yet unwavering.
Steadfastness (dhṛti) and fidelity (pativratā-bhāva): refusing temptation while holding to truth.