Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 32, Shloka 31
सीताविलापः
Sītā’s Lament over the Illusory Head and Bow
साधुपातयमांक्षिप्रंरामस्योपरिरावण ।समानयपतिंपन्त्याकुरुकल्याणमुत्तमम् ।।6.32.31।।
sādhu pātaya māṃ kṣipraṃ rāmasyopari rāvaṇa |
samānaya patiṃ patnyā kuru kalyāṇam uttamam ||6.32.31||
Gawin mo na, Rāvaṇa—agad mo akong ihagis sa ibabaw ni Rāma; pag-isahin mong muli ang mag-asawa at isagawa ang tinatawag mong ‘pinakamataas na mapalad na gawa.’
"O Ravana! You may quickly join me with my husband as it will be highly auspicious for the wife to join the husband."
FAQs
Even in despair, Sītā frames her identity through marital dharma (pati-dharma): she seeks reunion with Rāma rather than compromise with adharma, underscoring unwavering allegiance to righteousness.
Believing Rāma is dead, Sītā addresses Rāvaṇa directly and asks to be killed so she may be reunited with her husband.
Steadfastness (dṛḍhatā) and chastity/fidelity (pativratā): she refuses any life severed from Rāma.