Valmiki Ramayana 5.21.34: Sundara Kanda, Sarga 21, Shloka 34
सीताया रावणं प्रति धर्मोपदेशः
Sita’s Dharmic Admonition to Ravana
गिरिं कुबेरस्य गतोऽथ वालयं सभां गतो वा वरुणस्य राज्ञः ।
असंशयं दाशरथेर्न मोक्ष्यसे महाद्रुमः कालहतोऽशनेरिव ॥३४॥
giriṃ kuberasya gato 'tha vā ālayaṃ sabhāṃ gato vā varuṇasya rājñaḥ |
asaṃśayaṃ dāśarather na mokṣyase mahādrumaḥ kāla-hato 'śaner iva ||34||
Walau engkau melarikan diri ke gunung milik Kubera, atau ke istana dan balairung Raja Varuṇa, engkau pasti tidak akan terlepas daripada Dāśarathi (Rāma); bagaikan pohon besar yang telah ditentukan takdir, tidak mampu menghindari panah petir.
"Even if you fly to Kubera's mountain (Kailasa) or the residence of king Varuna (ocean) you will not escape Rama's arrows like a mighty tree cannot evade lightning.ityārṣē śrīmadrāmāyaṇē vālmīkīya ādikāvyē sundarakāṇḍē ēkaviṅśassargaḥ.Thus ends the twentyfirst sarga of Sundarakanda of the holy Ramayana, the first epic composed by sage Valmiki.
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No refuge protects one who persists in adharma; cosmic order ensures accountability.
Sītā declares that Rāvaṇa cannot evade Rāma even by seeking divine or oceanic protection, concluding her warning.
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