Valmiki Ramayana 2.30.7: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 30, Shloka 7
सीताया वनानुगमननिश्चयः · Sita’s Resolve to Accompany Rama to the Forest
न त्वहं मनसाऽप्यन्यं द्रष्टाऽस्मि त्वदृतेऽनघ ।
त्वया राघव गच्छेयं यथाऽन्या कुलपांसिनी ॥७॥
na tv ahaṃ manasā 'py anyaṃ draṣṭā 'smi tvadṛte 'nagha |
tvayā rāghava gaccheyaṃ yathā 'nyā kulapāṃsinī ||7||
اے بےعیب! تمہارے سوا میں نے دل میں بھی کسی اور کو نہیں دیکھا۔ اے راغھو! میں تمہارے ساتھ چلوں گی؛ میں اُن عورتوں جیسی نہیں جو اپنے کُل کو رسوا کرتی ہیں۔
O sinless son of the Raghus I am not like other women who bring disgreace to the family. I have not looked at any one except you, even with my mind's eye. I will go (to the forest) along with you.
FAQs
The verse links dharma with inner purity and truth (satya) of intention: fidelity is not merely external conduct but also mental integrity, preserving family honor and moral order.
Sītā insists on accompanying Rāma to exile, countering any attempt to separate them by asserting her unwavering loyalty in deed and thought.
Chastity and integrity (śīla), expressed as faithfulness at the level of mind and action, along with resolve to share hardship.
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