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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.26.15

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

2.26.15

pretyabhāve 'pi kalyāṇaḥ saṃgamo me saha tvayā
śrutir hi śrūyate puṇyā brāhmaṇānāṃ yaśasvinām

Even in the life after death, blessed will be my union with you; for a holy tradition is handed down from illustrious brahmins.

Words: pretyabhāve 'pi — even in the state after death; kalyāṇaḥ — blessed; saṃgamo me — my union; saha tvayā — with you; śrutir hi śrūyate — for a scriptural tradition is heard; puṇyā — holy; brāhmaṇānāṃ yaśasvinām — of illustrious brahmins

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.