Valmiki Ramayana 2.30.46: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 30, Shloka 46
सीताया वनानुगमननिश्चयः · Sita’s Resolve to Accompany Rama to the Forest
Setting: Ayodhya (palace interior)Decision-confirmation before departure
अनुकूलं तु सा भर्तुर्ज्ञात्वा गमनमात्मनः ।
क्षिप्रं प्रमुदिता देवी दातुमेवोपचक्रमे ॥४६॥
anukūlaṃ tu sā bhartur jñātvā gamanam ātmanaḥ |
kṣipraṃ pramuditā devī dātum evopacakrame ||46||
Setelah mengetahui bahawa perjalanannya sendiri berkenan di hati suaminya, sang permaisuri yang mulia—dengan sukacita—segera memulakan perbuatan memberi sedekah (hartanya).
Sandhi Notes
- भर्तुर्ज्ञात्वा = भर्तुः + ज्ञात्वा
- गमनमात्मनः = गमनम् + आत्मनः
- दातुमेवोपचक्रमे = दातुम् + एव + उपचक्रमे
Having come to know that her departure to the forest is acceptable to her husband, Sita, highly delighted, quickly got ready to give away (things).
The teaching
When one’s course is known to be dharmically aligned with loved ones, action becomes swift and joyful.
- Ethical theme
- Pati-dharma / saṅkalpa-śuddhi
- How it resolves
- Harmonization of spousal and dharmic intent
For your practice
Model for prompt dharmic action: once clarity arises, begin the right act without delay.
Mood and themes
- Rasa
- Vira (heroism), with Shanta (peace)
- Mood
- Resolute, gladdened, swift
Themes
- Dharma
- Dāna
- Satya
- Harmony in marriage
- Ethics
Saṅkalpa purified by dharma: when the mind recognizes the right course, action becomes effortless (niṣkāma-pravṛtti).
Kaṭha Upaniṣad imagery of the charioteer-mind: once buddhi knows the path, the senses act in harmony; also the ethic of śraddhā enabling swift right action.
- Sita and Rama
- Spouses; consent to shared exile and shared dharma (devoted-joyful)
Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.30.46 (Sītā begins giving); Rāmacaritamānasa Ayodhyākāṇḍa: Sītā’s steadfastness in accompanying Rāma (parallel sentiment)
Strī-dharma/pativratā ideals in Itihāsa-Purāṇa discourse
Ayodhyākāṇḍa: Sītā’s insistence on going to the forest (2.27–2.29 context)
Anuṣṭup (śloka)
Joyful
Slightly higher register; quick tempo to match kṣipram
FAQs
It highlights dharmic alignment and consent within duty: once harmony with the spouse’s decision is established, action proceeds swiftly toward charity and renunciation.
After Rāma’s assent that she may accompany him, Sītā joyfully initiates the distribution of wealth as instructed.
Promptness in righteous action—cheerful readiness to fulfill dharma without procrastination.
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