Valmiki Ramayana 2.30.5: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 30, Shloka 5
सीताया वनानुगमननिश्चयः · Sita’s Resolve to Accompany Rama to the Forest
किं हि कृत्वा विषण्णस्त्वं कुतो वा भयमस्ति ते ।
यत्परित्यक्तुकामस्त्वं मामनन्यपरायणाम् ॥५॥
kiṃ hi kṛtvā viṣaṇṇas tvaṃ kuto vā bhayam asti te |
yat parityaktukāmas tvaṃ mām ananyaparāyaṇām ||5||
เหตุใดเธอจึงเศร้าหมองนัก? ความหวาดกลัวนี้เกิดจากที่ใด จนเธอคิดจะทอดทิ้งเรา—ผู้ซึ่งไม่มีที่พึ่งอื่นใดนอกจากเธอเพียงผู้เดียว
What may be the cause for your fear and depression behind your desire to desert one who is so exclusively devoted to you?
FAQs
The verse foregrounds marital dharma as mutual responsibility: Sītā appeals to the righteousness of not abandoning one who is wholly dependent and devoted, stressing fidelity and protection within marriage.
In Ayodhyā, as exile becomes imminent, Sītā confronts Rāma’s despondency and any suggestion that he might leave her behind, questioning the source of his fear and intent.
Sītā’s steadfast devotion (ananya-bhakti/pativratā-bhāva) and moral courage in speaking directly about duty and emotional truth.
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