Shloka 20
सीताया वनगमननिश्चयः
Sita’s Resolve to Accompany Rama to the Forest
स्वर्गेऽपि च विना वासो भविता यदि राघव।त्वया मम नरव्याघ्र नाहं तमपि रोचये।।।।
svarge 'pi ca vinā vāso bhavitā yadi rāghava |
tvayā mama naravyāghra nāhaṃ tam api rocaye ||
Wahai Raghava, harimau di antara manusia, jika aku harus tinggal di syurga sekalipun tanpa dirimu, aku tidak akan mengingini tempat itu pun.
O Raghava, tiger among men, if I were given heaven to live in without you, even that I shall not covet.
FAQs
Dharma ranks relationships and duty above comfort: righteous attachment to one’s rightful companion outweighs even celestial enjoyment.
Sītā rejects the very idea of being kept safe or honored elsewhere if it means separation from Rāma.
Loyalty and integrity of love—she refuses benefits that contradict her chosen dharma.