Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 29, Shloka 22
सीताया वनगमननिश्चयः
Sita’s Resolve to Accompany Rama to the Forest
एवं बहुविधं तं सा याचते गमनं प्रति।नानुमेने महाबाहुस्तां नेतुं विजनं वनम्।।।।
evaṃ bahuvidhaṃ taṃ sā yācate gamanaṃ prati | nānumene mahābāhus tāṃ netuṃ vijanaṃ vanam ||
Demikianlah ia memohon dengan banyak cara agar dapat ikut pergi; namun sang Mahābāhu tidak menyetujui untuk membawanya ke hutan yang sunyi.
Thus spoken to (prevented), Sita was filled with grief and cried, drenching the ground with warm tears that fell from her eyes.
FAQs
Rāma’s reluctance reflects protective duty and prudence: dharma includes safeguarding loved ones, even when they demand to share hardship.
The narration summarizes Sītā’s repeated pleas and Rāma’s continued refusal to take her into exile.
Rāma’s restraint and responsibility: he weighs danger and duty rather than yielding immediately to emotion.