Shloka 36
सीताया वनानुगमननिश्चयः
Sita’s Resolve to Accompany Rama to the Forest
स्वर्गो धनं वा धान्यं वा विद्याः पुत्रास्सुखानि च।गुरुवृत्त्यनुरोधेन न किञ्चिदपि दुर्लभम्।।2.30.36।।
svargo dhanaṃ vā dhānyaṃ vā vidyāḥ putrāḥ sukhāni ca |
guru-vṛtty-anurodhena na kiñcid api durlabham ||2.30.36||
Dengan menuruti niat yang benar serta bimbingan para tua-tua, tiada apa pun yang sukar diperoleh: syurga, harta, bijirin, ilmu, putera, dan segala kesenangan.
By fulfilling father's wish, nothing is difficult to achieve, whether it is heaven, or wealth, or foodgrains, or learning, or sons or other comforts.
FAQs
Alignment with rightful authority (guru/elders, especially the father) is presented as a dharmic path that yields both worldly and spiritual attainments.
Rama argues that fulfilling his father’s will is not loss but dharma, and that dharma itself becomes the means to all desirable ends.
Trust in dharma: Rama views obedience and self-restraint as a source of strength and prosperity, not deprivation.