Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 30, Shloka 6
सीताया वनानुगमननिश्चयः
Sita’s Resolve to Accompany Rama to the Forest
द्युमत्सेनसुतं वीर सत्यवन्तमनुव्रताम्।सावित्रीमिव मां विद्धि त्वमात्मवशवर्तिनीम्।।2.30.6।।
dyumatsenasutaṃ vīra satyavantam anuvratām |
sāvitrīm iva māṃ viddhi tvam ātmavaśavartinīm ||2.30.6||
ឱ វីរបុរស សូមដឹងថា ខ្ញុំដូចជា សាវិត្រី ដែលស្មោះត្រង់បម្រើសត្យវាន ព្រះរាជបុត្រនៃទ្យុមត្សេន; ខ្ញុំនឹងរស់នៅតាមព្រះបំណងរបស់លោកជានិច្ច។
Give away your jewels to brahmins who need them and food to religious mendicants. Hurry up! Do not delay.
FAQs
Dharma is presented as fidelity and constancy in marriage: Sītā frames her commitment through the exemplar of Sāvitrī, associating righteousness with unwavering loyalty and truthfulness.
Sītā argues for her inseparability from Rāma by invoking a well-known dharmic model (Sāvitrī), reinforcing that she will follow him even into hardship.
Sītā’s anuvrata nature—faithful adherence to her spouse and vows—anchored in cultural memory of exemplary virtue.