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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.26.14

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 insists that their marriage binds them together in this life and beyond it

2.26.14

śuddhātman premabhāvād dhi bhaviṣyāmi vikalmaṣā
bhartāram anugacchantī bhartā hi mama daivatam

O pure-souled one, out of the feeling of love I shall become free of all taint, following my husband; for my husband is my deity.

Words: śuddhātman — O pure-souled one; premabhāvād dhi — for out of love; bhaviṣyāmi vikalmaṣā — I shall become free of taint; bhartāram anugacchantī — following my husband; bhartā hi mama daivatam — for my husband is my deity

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki, the ādikavi of the ādikāvya: the first poet of the first poem. 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.