Valmiki Ramayana 2.37.37: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 37, Shloka 37
अयोध्याकाण्डे सर्गः ३७ · चीरधारणं, सीतासंकल्पः, वसिष्ठोपदेशः
Bark-Robe Episode and Vasistha’s Admonition
तस्मिंस्तथा जल्पति विप्रमुख्ये गुरौ नृपस्याप्रतिमप्रभावे ।
नैव स्म सीता विनिवृत्तभावा प्रियस्य भर्तुः प्रतिकारकामा ॥३७॥
tasmiṁs tathā jalpati vipra-mukhye gurau nṛpasyāpratima-prabhāve |
naiva sma sītā vinivṛtta-bhāvā priyasya bhartuḥ pratikāra-kāmā ||37||
جب وہ برہمنوں میں برتر—وسِشٹھ، بادشاہ کے گرو، بے مثال تاثیر والے—یوں کلام کر رہے تھے، تب بھی سیتا اپنے عزم سے نہ ہٹی؛ وہ اپنے پیارے پتی کے ساتھ جانے اور اس کی خدمت کرنے ہی کی خواہاں تھی۔
(Though) Vasistha, endowed with matchless power, the preceptor of the king and foremost among the brahmins thus expressed himself, Sita was not willing to swerve from her resolve in order to serve her beloved husband.ityārṣē śrīmadrāmāyaṇē vālmīkīya ādikāvyē ayōdhyākāṇḍē saptatriṅśassargaḥ৷৷Thus ends the thirtyseventh sarga of Ayodhyakanda of the holy Ramayana, the first epic composed by sage Valmiki.
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Dharma is framed as steadfast devotion and shared duty: Sītā’s commitment to accompany Rāma is grounded in loyal service and moral solidarity.
Despite Vasiṣṭha’s attempt to prevent Sītā from taking on exile austerities, she remains unwavering in her decision to go with Rāma.
Sītā’s unwavering resolve and devoted companionship (pati-sevā and saha-dharma-cāriṇī ideal).
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