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सीताया वनगमननिश्चयः
Sita’s Resolve to Accompany Rama to the Forest
अनन्यभावामनुरक्तचेतसं त्वया वियुक्तां मरणायनिश्चिताम् ।
नयस्व मां साधु कुरुष्व याचनाम् न ते मयाऽतो गुरुता भविष्यति ॥२२॥
ananyabhāvām anuraktacetasaṃ tvayā viyuktāṃ maraṇāya niścitām |
nayasva māṃ sādhu kuruṣva yācanāṃ na te mayā 'to gurutā bhaviṣyati ||22||
मेरा मन सिर्फ तुमसे जुड़ा है। अगर तुम मुझसे अलग हो गए तो मैं मर जाऊंगी। मुझे अपने साथ ले चलो, मेरी बात मान लो। मैं तुम्हारे ऊपर बोझ नहीं बनूंगी।
Since I have no thought other than you and my heart is (irretrievably) attached to youI have resolved to die if separated from you. Pray, be favourably disposed to take me. I shall not be a burden to you.
Truthful commitment (satya) to one’s chosen dharma: Sītā openly states the consequence of separation and petitions for a path that preserves righteous unity.
Sītā makes a final, urgent plea to accompany Rāma, declaring that separation is unbearable and that she will not hinder him.
Single-minded devotion and frank truthfulness—she speaks plainly, taking responsibility for her own resolve.
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