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||
ໂອ ວິລະຊົນ ຂໍໃຫ້ຮູ້ເຖິງຂ້າພະເຈົ້າວ່າ ເປັນດັ່ງນາງສາວິຕຣີ—ຜູ້ສັດຊື່ພັກດີຕໍ່ສັດຍະວານ ບຸດແຫ່ງດຸຍຸມັດເສນ—ແລະຂ້າພະເຈົ້າຈະດຳລົງຢູ່ຕາມພຣະປະສົງຂອງທ່ານເທົ່ານັ້ນ
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.