Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 26, Shloka 29
अयोध्याकाण्डे षड्विंशः सर्गः
Rama’s Departure and Sita’s Questions; Disclosure of Exile and Counsel on Courtly Conduct
याते च मयि कल्याणि वनं मुनिनिषेवितम्।व्रतोपवासपरया भवितव्यं त्वयाऽनघे।।।।
yāte ca mayi kalyāṇi vanaṃ muniniṣevitam |
vratopavāsaparayā bhavitavyaṃ tvayānaghe ||
Khi ta đã đi vào khu rừng có các ẩn sĩ lui tới, hỡi người cát tường, vô tội, nàng hãy chuyên tâm giữ giới nguyện và hành trì trai giới.
O sinless, auspicious one! engage yourself in vratas and fasting after my departure to the forest inhabited by ascetics.
FAQs
Dharma as disciplined living in separation: vows and fasting are presented as a sustaining ethical-spiritual response to crisis.
Rāma instructs Sītā on religious observances she should undertake after his departure.
Self-control (tapas) and faithful devotion.