Shloka 99
सुन्दरकाण्डे अष्टपञ्चाशः सर्गः
हनुमद्वृत्तान्तकथनम्, सीताभिज्ञान-प्रदानम्, लङ्कादाह-वर्णनम्
एतच्छ्रुत्वा विदित्वा च सीता जनकनन्दिनी।आहरावणमुत्साद्य राघवो मां नयत्विति।।।।
etac chrutvā viditvā ca sītā janakanandinī | āha rāvaṇam utsādya rāghavo māṃ nayatv iti ||
ಇದನ್ನು ಕೇಳಿ ತಿಳಿದುಕೊಂಡು ಸೀತೆಯಾದ ಜನಕನಂದಿನಿ ಹೇಳಿದರು: “ರಾಘವನು ರಾವಣನನ್ನು ಸಂಹರಿಸಿ ನಂತರ ನನ್ನನ್ನು ಕರೆದುಕೊಂಡು ಹೋಗಲಿ.”
"Having heard all that (Hanuman said) Sita, the delight of Janaka thought over and said, 'Rama should kill Ravana and take me'.
FAQs
Maryādā (right order) and justice: Sītā insists that liberation must follow the rightful defeat of adharma (Rāvaṇa), not merely an escape.
After Hanumān offers to carry her away, Sītā responds that Rāma should first vanquish Rāvaṇa and then reclaim her.
Sītā’s principled steadfastness: she upholds righteous process and Rāma’s honor over immediate relief.