Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 88, Shloka 21
रामशय्यादर्शनम्
Bharata Beholds Rama’s Forest Bed
सिद्धार्था खलु वैदेही पतिं याऽनुगता वनम्।वयं संशयिता स्सर्वे हीनास्तेन महात्मना।।।।
siddhārthā khalu vaidehī patiṃ yā ’nugatā vanam |
vayaṃ saṃśayitāḥ sarve hīnāḥ tena mahātmanā ||
Tunay ngang natupad ni Vaidehī ang kanyang layon, sapagkat sinundan niya ang asawa sa gubat; ngunit kaming lahat—na naulila sa dakilang-loob na si Rāma—ay naiwan sa pangamba at pag-aalinlangan.
Sita has, indeed, accomplished her object by accompanying her husband (to the forest). Bereft of that magnanimous Rama, all of us are in doubt (if he will accept our services).
FAQs
Commitment to rightful relationship-duties: Sītā exemplifies spousal dharma by choosing shared hardship; the community’s distress highlights dependence on a righteous ruler.
After Rāma’s exile, Sītā has accompanied him; those remaining in Ayodhyā feel uncertainty and moral disorientation without Rāma.
Sītā’s steadfast devotion and resolve—willingness to share exile as a matter of principle, not convenience.