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This is the twenty-ninth chapter in the Ayodhyākāṇḍa of the glorious Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa.
एतत् तु वचनं श्रुत्वा सीता रामस्य दुःखिता। प्रसक्ताश्रुमुखी मन्दमिदं वचनमब्रवीत्
Hearing these words, Sītā, distressed, her face streaming with tears, slowly spoke this speech.
ये त्वया कीर्तिता दोषा वने वस्तव्यतां प्रति। गुणानित्येव तान् विद्धि तव स्नेहपुरस्कृता
The faults you have mentioned regarding living in the forest—know that, out of affection for you, I see them as virtues.
मृगाः सिंहा गजाश्चैव शार्दूलाः शरभास्तथा। चमराः सृमराश्चैव ये चान्ये वनचारिणः
Deer, lions, elephants, tigers, sharabhas, camels, and wild boars, as well as other creatures that roam the forest—
अदृष्टपूर्वरूपत्वात् सर्वे ते तव राघव। रूपं दृष्ट्वापसर्पेयुस्तव सर्वे हि बिभ्यति
Because they have never seen your form before, O Rāghava, all of them, upon seeing you, will flee; indeed, all are afraid of you.
त्वया च सह गन्तव्यं मया गुरुजनाज्ञया। त्वद्वियोगेन मे राम त्यक्तव्यमिह जीवितम्
I must go with you, by the command of our elders; if separated from you, Rāma, I must abandon my life here.
नहि मां त्वत्समीपस्थामपि शक्रोऽपि राघव। सुराणामीश्वरः शक्तः प्रधर्षयितुमोजसा
Even Indra, O Rāghava, lord of the gods, could not harm me by force while I am near you.
पतिहीना तु या नारी न सा शक्ष्यति जीवितुम्। काममेवंविधं राम त्वया मम निदर्शितम्
A woman bereft of her husband cannot survive; Rāma, you have shown me such an example.
अथापि च महाप्राज्ञ ब्राह्मणानां मया श्रुतम्। पुरा पितृगृहे सत्यं वस्तव्यं किल मे वने
Moreover, O wise one, I have heard from brāhmaṇas, long ago in my father's house, that I must indeed dwell in the forest.
लक्षणिभ्यो द्विजातिभ्यः श्रुत्वाहं वचनं गृहे। वनवासकृतोत्साहा नित्यमेव महाबल
Hearing this prophecy from learned brāhmaṇas at home, O mighty one, I have always been eager for forest life.
आदेशो वनवासस्य प्राप्तव्यः स मया किल। सा त्वया सह भर्त्राहं यास्यामि प्रिय नान्यथा
It is said that I must receive the command for forest dwelling; so, with you, my husband, I will go—there is no other way, my beloved.
कृतादेशा भविष्यामि गमिष्यामि त्वया सह। कालश्चायं समुत्पन्नः सत्यवान् भवतु द्विजः
I will fulfill that command and depart with you; the time has come, let the brāhmaṇa's prophecy be true.
वनवासे हि जानामि दुःखानि बहुधा किल। प्राप्यन्ते नियतं वीर पुरुषैरकृतात्मभिः
I know that many hardships are found in forest life, O hero, and are surely endured by those whose minds are untrained.
कन्यया च पितुर्गेहे वनवासः श्रुतो मया। भिक्षिण्याः शमवृत्ताया मम मातुरिहाग्रतः
As a maiden in my father's house, I heard of forest dwelling from a mendicant woman, gentle in conduct, before my mother here.
प्रसादितश्च वै पूर्वं त्वं मे बहुतिथं प्रभो। गमनं वनवासस्य कांक्षितं हि सह त्वया
You have been entreated by me many times before, O lord, for the journey to the forest, for I long to go with you.
कृतक्षणाहं भद्रं ते गमनं प्रति राघव। वनवासस्य शूरस्य मम चर्या हि रोचते
I am prepared, O Rāghava, for the journey; the forest life of a hero appeals to me.
शुद्धात्मन् प्रेमभावाद्धि भविष्यामि विकल्मषा। भर्तारमनुगच्छन्ती भर्ता हि परदैवतम्
With a pure heart and out of love, I will remain free from sin, following my husband, for the husband is the highest deity.
प्रेत्यभावे हि कल्याणः संगमो मे सदा त्वया। श्रुतिर्हि श्रूयते पुण्या ब्राह्मणानां यशस्विनाम्
Even after death, O blessed one, my union with you will endure; for such is heard in the sacred teachings of renowned brāhmaṇas.
इहलोके च पितृभिर्या स्त्री यस्य महाबल। अद्भिर्दत्ता स्वधर्मेण प्रेत्यभावेऽपि तस्य सा
In this world, the woman whom a man receives from his fathers, through water and according to his own duty, remains his even after death.
एवमस्मात् स्वकां नारीं सुवृत्तां हि पतिव्रताम्। नाभिरोचयसे नेतुं त्वं मां केनेह हेतुना
Thus, from your own household, you do not wish to take me, a virtuous and devoted wife—by what reason here?
भक्तां पतिव्रतां दीनां मां समां सुखदुःखयोः। नेतुमर्हसि काकुत्स्थ समानसुखदुःखिनीम्
You ought to take me, who is devoted, faithful, destitute, and equal in happiness and sorrow, O descendant of Kakutstha, one who shares your joys and pains.
यदि मां दुःखितामेवं वनं नेतुं न चेच्छसि। विषमग्निं जलं वाहमास्थास्ये मृत्युकारणात्
If you do not wish to take me, who is thus afflicted, to the forest, then I shall embrace poison, fire, or water for the sake of death.
एवं बहुविधं तं सा याचते गमनं प्रति। नानुमेने महाबाहुस्तां नेतुं विजनं वनम्
Thus, she pleaded with him in many ways regarding going, but the mighty-armed one did not consent to take her to the lonely forest.
एवमुक्ता तु सा चिन्तां मैथिली समुपागता। स्नापयन्तीव गामुष्णैरश्रुभिर्नयनच्युतैः
Having been thus spoken to, Maithili fell into anxiety, as if bathing the earth with warm tears flowing from her eyes.
चिन्तयन्तीं तदा तां तु निवर्तयितुमात्मवान्। क्रोधाविष्टां तु वैदेहीं काकुत्स्थो बह्वसान्त्वयत्
Seeing her thus troubled, Kakutstha, wishing to dissuade her, consoled Vaidehi, who was seized by anger, with many gentle words.
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This is the thirtieth chapter in the Ayodhyākāṇḍa of the glorious Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa.
सान्त्व्यमाना तु रामेण मैथिली जनकात्मजा। वनवासनिमित्तार्थं भर्तारमिदमब्रवीत्
Consoled by Rama, Maithili, daughter of Janaka, spoke these words to her husband for the sake of dwelling in the forest.
सा तमुत्तमसंविग्ना सीता विपुलवक्षसम्। प्रणयाच्चाभिमानाच्च परिचिक्षेप राघवम्
Sita, greatly distressed, addressed Raghava, whose chest was broad, with affection and pride.
किं त्वामन्यत वैदेहः पिता मे मिथिलाधिपः। राम जामातरं प्राप्य स्त्रियं पुरुषविग्रहम्
What did my father, the king of Mithila, think of you, Rama, upon receiving you as a son-in-law—did he see a woman in the form of a man?
अनृतं बत लोकोऽयमज्ञानाद् यदि वक्ष्यति। तेजो नास्ति परं रामे तपतीव दिवाकरे
Alas, if people say out of ignorance that there is no great energy in Rama, it is false, for he shines like the sun.