Valmiki Ramayana 2.28.5: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 28, Shloka 5
सीतानिवर्तनप्रयत्नः · Rama’s Attempt to Dissuade Sita from Forest Exile
सीते विमुच्यतामेषा वनवासकृता मतिः ।
बहुदोषं हि कान्तारं वनमित्यभिधीयते ॥५॥
sīte vimucyatām eṣā vanavāsakṛtā matiḥ |
bahudoṣaṃ hi kāntāraṃ vanam ity abhidhīyate ||5||
Wahai Sītā, lepaskanlah tekad untuk berdiam di rimba. Kerana belantara disebut hutan justeru kerana dipenuhi banyak bahaya dan kesusahan.
Give up the desire to live in the forest, O Sita! Living in the dreary jungle, it is said, has many hardships.
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Dharma is aligned with discernment (viveka): one should not romanticize hardship when it conflicts with safety, responsibility, and realistic assessment.
Rāma directly urges Sītā to relinquish her wish to live in the forest, characterizing the wilderness as inherently perilous.
Practical wisdom and restraint—Rāma prioritizes careful judgment over emotional impulse.
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