Shloka 22
सीताया वनानुगमननिश्चयः
Sita’s Resolve to Accompany Rama to the Forest
इति सा शोकसन्तप्ता विलप्य करुणं बहु।चुक्रोश पतिमायस्ता भृशमालिङ्ग्य सस्वरम्।।2.30.22।।
iti sā śoka-santaptā vilapya karuṇaṃ bahu | cukrośa patim āyastā bhṛśam āliṅgya sasvaram || 2.30.22 ||
ఇలా శోకంతో దహించబడిన ఆమె ఎంతో కరుణగా విలపించింది; తరువాత అలసిపోయి భర్తను చేరి బలంగా ఆలింగనం చేసి పెద్ద స్వరంతో ఆర్తనాదం చేసింది.
Tormented with grief, Sita piteously and profusely lamented, and then exhausted, embraced her husband tightly and cried bitterly.
FAQs
Dharma in the epic includes compassion for suffering: the narration validates the moral weight of grief within righteous life, not merely external rule-following.
After pleading to accompany Rāma, Sītā breaks down, embraces him, and weeps loudly from exhaustion and sorrow.
Depth of attachment and sincerity—her emotions are portrayed as genuine, not theatrical.