Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 29, Shloka 16
सीताया वनगमननिश्चयः
Sita’s Resolve to Accompany Rama to the Forest
शुद्धात्मन्प्रेमभावाध्दि भविष्यामि विकल्मषा।भर्तारमनुगच्छन्ती भर्ता हि मम दैवतम्।।।।
śuddhātman premabhāvād dhi bhaviṣyāmi vikalmaṣā | bhartāram anugacchantī bhartā hi mama daivatam || 2.29.16 ||
Wahai yang berhati suci, dengan mengikuti suamiku dalam kasih-bhakti aku akan menjadi tanpa noda; sebab bagiku suamiku adalah dewata yang patut dipuja.
O my pure-hearted one! by following my husband with love I shall become sinless, because my husband is my god.
FAQs
The verse articulates pativratā-dharma as Sītā understands it: devotion expressed through faithful companionship is treated as a purifying moral path.
Sītā justifies her insistence on accompanying Rāma by presenting it as spiritually and ethically elevating, not merely emotional attachment.
Devotional fidelity—Sītā’s reverence toward her husband as her highest duty and sacred commitment.