Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 29, Shloka 14
सीताया वनगमननिश्चयः
Sita’s Resolve to Accompany Rama to the Forest
प्रसादितश्च वै पूर्वं त्वं मे बहुतिथं प्रभो।गमनं वनवासस्य काङ्क्षितं हि सह त्वया।।।।
prasāditaś ca vai pūrvaṃ tvaṃ me bahutithaṃ prabho | gamanaṃ vanavāsasya kāṅkṣitaṃ hi saha tvayā || 2.29.14 ||
ਹੇ ਪ੍ਰਭੂ, ਬਹੁਤ ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਮੇਰੀਆਂ ਬੇਨਤੀਆਂ ਨਾਲ ਤੁਸੀਂ ਲੰਮੇ ਸਮੇਂ ਤੱਕ ਮੇਰੇ ਉੱਤੇ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ ਪ੍ਰਸੰਨ ਹੋਏ ਸੀ; ਕਿਉਂਕਿ ਮੈਂ ਸੱਚਮੁੱਚ ਤੁਹਾਡੇ ਨਾਲ ਵਨ ਨੂੰ ਜਾਣਾ ਚਾਹੁੰਦੀ ਸੀ।
Pleased with my long entreaties in the past to dwell with you in the forest, O lord, you had granted my desire.
FAQs
Dharma is reinforced through consistency and keeping one’s granted assent: Sītā recalls Rāma’s earlier favor as a moral basis for her present request.
Sītā argues that accompanying Rāma is not new; it aligns with her long-standing wish previously acknowledged by him.
Constancy (sthāyitva)—Sītā’s enduring commitment to shared life and shared duty.