Shloka 16
सीताया वनानुगमननिश्चयः
Sita’s Resolve to Accompany Rama to the Forest
न मातुर्न पितुस्तत्र स्मरिष्यामि न वेश्मनः।आर्तवान्युपभुञ्जाना पुष्पाणि च फलानि च।।2.30.16।।
na mātur na pitus tatra smariṣyāmi na veśmanaḥ | ārtavāny upabhuñjānā puṣpāṇi ca phalāni ca || 2.30.16 ||
Di rimba sana, menikmati bunga dan buah mengikut musim, aku tidak akan merindui ibu, tidak juga ayah, bahkan keselesaan rumah pun tidak.
Therefore, you should not anticipate any problem from me in the forest. Neither shall I be burdensome to you nor shall I make you experience any sorrow on my account.
FAQs
Dharma is prioritizing rightful commitment: Sītā asserts that her chosen duty with her husband outweighs attachment to parental home and comfort.
Sītā argues she can adapt to forest life and will not be emotionally destabilized by missing palace life or family if she is with Rāma.
Detachment (vairāgya) and resolve—she frames exile not as deprivation but as a shared way of life.