Shloka 9
सीताया वनानुगमननिश्चयः
Sita’s Resolve to Accompany Rama to the Forest
यस्य पथ्यं च रामाऽत्थ यस्य चार्थेऽवरुध्यसे।त्वं तस्य भव वश्यश्च विधेयश्च सदाऽनघ।।2.30.9।।
yasya pathyaṃ ca rāma āttha yasya cārthe ’varudhyase |
tvaṃ tasya bhava vaśyaś ca vidheyaś ca sadā ’nagha || 2.30.9 ||
హే నిర్దోష రామా! ఎవరి హితాన్ని నీవు పలుకుతావో, ఎవరి కారణంగా నన్ను నియంత్రిస్తావో—నీవు ఎల్లప్పుడూ వారి వశుడై, విధేయుడై ఉండు।
You, O sinless Rama, may become subservient and obedient to them about whose wellfare you are speaking of and on account of whom you are preventing me to go (along with you).
FAQs
Dharma here is deference to rightful authority and concern for elders’ welfare: Rāma is urged to place the well-being of those he protects (especially parents/elders) above personal preference, showing obedience and restraint.
In the lead-up to the forest exile, Sītā argues with Rāma about accompanying him; this verse frames her reasoning around the claims of family duty and the persons for whose sake Rāma is acting.
Rāma’s virtue of maryādā (propriety) expressed as disciplined obedience—being ‘vaśya’ (amenable) and ‘vidheya’ (obedient) to those deserving reverence.