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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.26.13

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 26: Sītā’s foretold forest life. She recalls predictions heard in her parents’ home and refuses separation despite Rāma’s hesitation

In the sequence: she also recalls hearing the same prospect from a bhikṣiṇī (female renunciant) in her mother's presence and says she has long wanted this journey

2.26.13

kṛtakṣaṇāhaṃ bhadraṃ te gamanaṃ prati rāghava
vanavāsasya śūrasya caryā hi mama rocate

I have long awaited the moment for the journey, Rāghava—blessings on you; for the forest-life of a brave man pleases me.

Words: kṛtakṣaṇāhaṃ — I who have awaited the moment; bhadraṃ te — blessings on you; gamanaṃ prati — for the journey; rāghava — O Rāghava; vanavāsasya — of forest-dwelling; śūrasya — of a brave man; caryā hi — the way of life indeed; mama rocate — pleases me

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki. Sanskrit: The Vālmīki-Rāmāyaṇa: Critical Edition, Oriental Institute, Baroda, 1960–1975 (gen. eds. G. H. Bhatt, U. P. Shah); IAST from GRETIL (Göttingen). Translation and word glosses: Claude Opus 4.6–4.7; summaries and sequences: ChatGPT Astra (machine-made). Numbering follows the Critical Edition, not the vulgate (e.g. Gita Press, valmikiramayan.net), so sarga and verse numbers can differ from those editions.