Shloka 2
सीताया वनानुगमननिश्चयः
Sita’s Resolve to Accompany Rama to the Forest
सा तमुत्तमसंविग्ना सीता विपुलवक्षसम्।प्रणयाच्चाभिमानाच्च परिचिक्षेप राघवम्।।2.30.2।।
sā tam uttama-saṃvignā sītā vipula-vakṣasam | praṇayāc cābhimānāc ca paricikṣepa rāghavam || 2.30.2 ||
గంభీరమైన ఆందోళనతో అత్యంత కలత చెందిన సీత, విశాలవక్షుడైన రాఘవుని—ప్రేమవశాత్తు మరియు గాయపడిన ఆత్మగౌరవవశాత్తు—దుయ్యబట్టింది।
Whatever leaves or roots or fruits you collect with your own hands for me little or much, they will be nectar to me.
FAQs
Dharma here includes honesty in relationships: Sītā’s love and self-respect compel her to speak openly, showing that moral life in the Ramayana is not silent submission but truthful engagement.
As Rāma is preparing for forest exile, Sītā becomes intensely distressed and begins to argue against being left behind, reproaching him emotionally.
Sītā’s steadfast devotion (pativratā-bhāva) combined with dignity—she insists on her rightful place beside her husband.