Valmiki Ramayana 2.27.19: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 27, Shloka 19
सीताया वनगमननिश्चयः
Sita’s Resolve to Accompany Rama to the Forest
एवं वर्षसहस्राणां शतं वाऽहं त्वया सह ।
व्यतिक्रमं न वेत्स्यामि स्वर्गोऽपि न हि मे मतः ॥१९॥
evaṃ varṣasahasrāṇāṃ śataṃ vāhaṃ tvayā saha |
vyatikramaṃ na vetsyāmi svargo 'pi na hi me mataḥ ||19||
अगर तुम्हारे साथ एक हज़ार साल बिताऊँ, या उससे भी ज़्यादा, मुझे टाइम का पता भी नहीं चलेगा। मुझे स्वर्ग भी पसंद नहीं, बस तुम्हारा सामना चाहिए।
Thus living in your company for a thousand years or even a hundred thousand years, I shall not feel the passing of time. I shall not desire even heaven.
FAQs
Right values (dharma) prioritize faithful companionship and truth of the heart over pleasure or reward—even heavenly gain.
Sītā intensifies her argument: life with Rāma makes any duration bearable; separation makes even heaven worthless.
Single-minded devotion (ananya-bhakti/ekānta-niṣṭhā) and value-clarity.
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