Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 26, Shloka 29
अयोध्याकाण्डे षड्विंशः सर्गः
Rama’s Departure and Sita’s Questions; Disclosure of Exile and Counsel on Courtly Conduct
याते च मयि कल्याणि वनं मुनिनिषेवितम्।व्रतोपवासपरया भवितव्यं त्वयाऽनघे।।।।
yāte ca mayi kalyāṇi vanaṃ muniniṣevitam |
vratopavāsaparayā bhavitavyaṃ tvayānaghe ||
கல்யாணியே, நான் முனிவர்கள் உலாவும் வனத்திற்குச் சென்ற பின், குற்றமற்றவளே, நீ விரதமும் உபவாசமும் மேற்கொண்டு அதில் ஈடுபட்டு இருக்க வேண்டும்.
O sinless, auspicious one! engage yourself in vratas and fasting after my departure to the forest inhabited by ascetics.
FAQs
Dharma as disciplined living in separation: vows and fasting are presented as a sustaining ethical-spiritual response to crisis.
Rāma instructs Sītā on religious observances she should undertake after his departure.
Self-control (tapas) and faithful devotion.