Valmiki Ramayana 2.27.2: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 27, Shloka 2
सीताया वनगमननिश्चयः
Sita’s Resolve to Accompany Rama to the Forest
किमिदं भाषसे राम वाक्यं लघुतया ध्रुवम् ।
त्वया यदपहास्यं मे श्रुत्वा नरवरात्मज ॥२॥
kim idaṃ bhāṣase rāma vākyaṃ laghutayā dhruvam |
tvayā yad apahāsyaṃ me śrutvā naravarātmaja ||2||
Mengapa engkau, wahai Rama, menuturkan kata-kata itu dengan begitu ringan namun seolah pasti? Wahai putera raja—jika engkau mendengar kata-kata itu ditujukan kepadamu, tentu engkau akan menganggapnya bahan tertawa.
O Rama! why are you speaking so lightly? O prince! if you hear these very same words (spoken to you), you will ridicule me.
FAQs
It highlights accountability and fairness in speech: one should not minimize another’s duty or pain with casual words; Dharma requires empathy and measured, truthful counsel.
Sītā responds to Rāma’s attempt to dissuade her from accompanying him to exile, challenging the lightness of his reasoning.
Sītā’s moral clarity and firmness—she tests the consistency of Rāma’s words by applying them back to him.
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