Shloka 25
सीताया वनगमननिश्चयः
Sita’s Resolve to Accompany Rama to the Forest
एवमुक्ता तु वैदेही प्रियार्हा प्रियवादिनी।प्रणयादेव संक्रुद्धा भर्तारमिदमब्रवीत्।।2.27.1।।
evam uktā tu vaidehī priyārhā priyavādinī |
praṇayād eva saṅkruddhā bhartāram idam abravīt ||
ഇങ്ങനെ പറഞ്ഞപ്പോൾ, സ്നേഹാർഹയും മധുരവാക്യിനിയുമായ വൈദേഹി സീത പ്രണയത്താൽ മാത്രം—പ്രേമം കൊണ്ടുള്ള കോപത്തോടെ—ഭർത്താവിനോട് ഈ വാക്കുകൾ പറഞ്ഞു.
When the sweettongued daughter of Videha (Sita) who deserved affection, heard this she was very angry out of her love (for Rama). She said these wordsto her husband (in reply):
FAQs
The verse frames Sītā’s forthcoming argument as rooted in praṇaya (devoted love) and wifely dharma: her emotional force is not selfish anger but commitment to shared duty.
After Rāma lists forest hardships to deter her, Sītā—normally gentle—responds with passionate determination and begins her rebuttal.
Sītā’s steadfast devotion (anurāga/praṇaya) and courage: she is willing to challenge discouragement to uphold her vision of marital dharma.