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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.26.9

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 argues that accompanying him will fulfill that prediction

2.26.9

kṛtādeśā bhaviṣyāmi gamiṣyāmi saha tvayā
kālaś cāyaṃ samutpannaḥ satyavāg bhavatu dvijaḥ

I shall have fulfilled the prediction; I shall go with you. This time has now come—let the brahmin prove a speaker of truth.

Words: kṛtādeśā — one who has fulfilled the prophecy; bhaviṣyāmi — I shall be; gamiṣyāmi saha tvayā — I shall go with you; kālaś cāyaṃ — and this time; samutpannaḥ — has arisen, come about; satyavāg — a speaker of truth; bhavatu — let him be; dvijaḥ — the brahmin

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.