Valmiki Ramayana 2.26.19: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 26, Shloka 19
अयोध्याकाण्डे षड्विंशः सर्गः · Rama’s Departure and Sita’s Questions; Disclosure of Exile and Counsel on Courtly Conduct
इतीव विलपन्तीं तां प्रोवाच रघुनन्दनः ।
सीते तत्र भवांस्तातः प्रव्राजयति मां वनम् ॥१९॥
itīva vilapantīṃ tāṃ provāca raghunandanaḥ |
sīte tatra bhavān tātaḥ pravrājayati māṃ vanam ||19||
वो रो रही थी, इतना बुरा लग रहा था उससे। तब रघुकुल के राम ने कहा, सीता, मेरे पिता जी मुझे वन भेज रहे हैं। वो कहते हैं अब तुम वन जाओ।
O Sita! my venerable father is banishing me to the forest, said Rama, the scion of the Raghus, the joy of the Raghu race, seeing her thus lamenting.
FAQs
Satya and filial duty: Rāma states the truth plainly and frames the exile as his father’s command—setting the stage for obedience as dharma.
Rāma finally reveals to Sītā the decisive fact: Daśaratha is ordering his banishment to the forest.
Rāma’s truthfulness and steadiness—he communicates the painful reality directly, without agitation.
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