Shloka 23
सीताया वनगमननिश्चयः
Sita’s Resolve to Accompany Rama to the Forest
तथा ब्रुवाणामपि धर्मवत्सलोन च स्म सीतां नृवरो निनीषति।उवाच चैनां बहु सन्निवर्तनेवने निवासस्य च दुःखितां प्रति।।।।
tathā bruvāṇām api dharmavatsalo na ca sma sītāṃ nṛvaro ninīṣati |
uvāca caināṃ bahu sannivartane vane nivāsasya ca duḥkhitāṃ prati ||
Walaupun Sītā merayu demikian, Rāma, sang wira yang mengasihi dharma, tetap tidak mahu membawanya. Untuk memujuknya berpaling, baginda berbicara panjang lebar kepada Sītā yang berdukacita tentang banyaknya kesusahan hidup di rimba.
Although Sita was thus appealing, Rama, devoted to righteousness, was (still) unwilling to take her. In order to dissuade her, he began to describe to the mournful Sita the many hardships of forest life.ityārṣē śrīmadrāmāyaṇē vālmīkīya ādikāvyē ayōdhyākāṇḍē saptaviṅśassargaḥ৷৷Thus ends the twentyseventh sarga of Ayodhyakanda of the holy Ramayana, the first epic composed by sage Valmiki.
FAQs
Rāma prioritizes dharma and responsible judgment over emotion: even when moved by Sītā’s pleas, he considers the real hardships and risks of forest-life and tries to prevent harm.
On the eve of exile, Sītā insists on accompanying Rāma. Rāma remains reluctant and begins explaining the suffering and danger of living in the wilderness to dissuade her.
Rāma’s dharma-vatsalatā (deep commitment to righteousness) and protective compassion: he speaks at length to safeguard Sītā from foreseeable hardship.