Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 29, Shloka 14
सीताया वनगमननिश्चयः
Sita’s Resolve to Accompany Rama to the Forest
प्रसादितश्च वै पूर्वं त्वं मे बहुतिथं प्रभो।गमनं वनवासस्य काङ्क्षितं हि सह त्वया।।।।
prasāditaś ca vai pūrvaṃ tvaṃ me bahutithaṃ prabho | gamanaṃ vanavāsasya kāṅkṣitaṃ hi saha tvayā || 2.29.14 ||
ຂ້າແຕ່ພຣະອົງເຈົ້າ, ໃນກ່ອນນັ້ນພຣະອົງໄດ້ເມດຕາຕໍ່ຂ້າພະເຈົ້າຢູ່ດົນນານ; ເພາະຂ້າພະເຈົ້າໄດ້ປາຖະໜາຈະໄປຢູ່ປ່າຄຽງຂ້າງພຣະອົງແທ້ໆ
Pleased with my long entreaties in the past to dwell with you in the forest, O lord, you had granted my desire.
FAQs
Dharma is reinforced through consistency and keeping one’s granted assent: Sītā recalls Rāma’s earlier favor as a moral basis for her present request.
Sītā argues that accompanying Rāma is not new; it aligns with her long-standing wish previously acknowledged by him.
Constancy (sthāyitva)—Sītā’s enduring commitment to shared life and shared duty.