Shloka 16
सीतावियोगे रामविलापः
Rāma’s Lament in Separation from Sītā
मामिहोत्सृज्य हि वने गच्छायोध्यां पुरीं शुभाम्।।3.62.16।।न त्वहं तां विना सीतां जीवेयं हि कथञ्चन।
mām ihotsṛjya hi vane gacchāyodhyāṃ purīṃ śubhām | na tv ahaṃ tāṃ vinā sītāṃ jīveyaṃ hi kathañcana || 3.62.16 ||
จงละเราทิ้งไว้ ณ ป่าแห่งนี้ แล้วไปสู่นครอโยธยาผู้เป็นมงคลเถิด; แต่เรานั้น—หากไร้นางสีดา—ย่อมไม่อาจมีชีวิตอยู่ได้ไม่ว่ากรณีใด
While embracing Bharata tightly, repeat my words, 'You are permitted by Rama to rule the earth.'
FAQs
Dharma is relational responsibility: Rāma frames life itself as bound to the righteous bond with Sītā, rejecting a life that continues while injustice remains unresolved.
In despair, Rāma speaks to Lakṣmaṇa, suggesting Lakṣmaṇa return to Ayodhyā while he remains—because he cannot endure life without Sītā.
Unyielding devotion and resolve—Rāma’s life-purpose becomes the recovery of Sītā rather than personal survival.