Shloka 136
Mārkaṇḍeya’s Birth and Boon; Puṣkara’s Glory; Rāma’s Śrāddha; Refuge-Hymn to Śiva
नान्यद्वनं गमिष्यामि नैवायोध्यां च राघव । अस्मिन्वने वसिष्यामि वर्षाणीह चतुर्दश
nānyadvanaṃ gamiṣyāmi naivāyodhyāṃ ca rāghava | asminvane vasiṣyāmi varṣāṇīha caturdaśa
“Wahai Rāghava, aku tidak akan pergi ke hutan yang lain, dan tidak juga kembali ke Ayodhyā. Di hutan inilah aku akan menetap di sini selama empat belas tahun.”
Sītā (addressing Rāma as “Rāghava”)
Concept: A vow embraced with clarity transforms hardship into sacred discipline; fidelity to dharma outweighs comfort and nostalgia.
Application: When commitments are chosen for a higher good, hold them without wavering; simplify life, accept austerity, and keep your word over changing moods.
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: karuna
Type: forest
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Sītā faces Rāma with luminous resolve, her posture calm yet unbreakable as she declares her fourteen-year vow to remain in the forest. Behind them, the wilderness opens—sal trees, a simple hermitage outline, and a path fading into green shadow—turning exile into a sacred vow-scape.","primary_figures":["Sītā","Rāma"],"setting":"Forest clearing near a simple kuti/leaf-hut, with Lakṣmaṇa slightly aside; wildflowers, deer tracks, and a distant river-glint implied","lighting_mood":"divine radiance filtered through trees","color_palette":["forest emerald","lotus pink","ivory","copper brown","sunlit gold"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: Sītā making a solemn vow before Rāma in a forest clearing; gold leaf halo and radiant aura around both, rich red-green ornamental frame, delicate gold detailing on Sītā’s veil and Rāma’s garments, stylized trees and hermitage with shimmering highlights.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: intimate vow scene—Sītā’s serene face and gentle hand-gesture, Rāma listening with compassion; soft forest greens, refined facial features, lyrical trees and a small hut, subtle gold accents suggesting sanctity without heaviness.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: Sītā centered with bold outlines, large expressive eyes, warm pigments; Rāma beside her with calm authority; stylized forest motifs, red-yellow-green palette, temple-wall symmetry emphasizing vow and dharma.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: Sītā’s vow framed by lotus vines and floral borders; deep blue-green background, gold highlights, peacocks and lotuses as auspicious symbols; devotional composition that subtly echoes Krishna-bhakti aesthetics while depicting Rāma-Sītā."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Durga","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"reverent-soft","sound_elements":["forest birds","gentle wind","distant flowing water","soft temple bell memory-tone","long pauses for vow emphasis"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: नान्यद्वनं = न + अन्यत् + वनम्; नैवायोध्यां = न + एव + अयोध्याम्; अस्मिन्वने = अस्मिन् + वने; वर्षाणीह = वर्षाणि + इह.
FAQs
It expresses steadfast resolve and loyalty: Sītā declares she will share the same forest-exile as Rāma for the full fourteen years, refusing comfort or return to Ayodhyā.
Fourteen years is the traditional duration of Rāma’s exile (vana-vāsa). The verse highlights commitment to a vowed period of hardship undertaken for dharma.
The verse underscores constancy in duty and relationship—choosing solidarity, endurance, and principled living over ease, status, or security.