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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.27.17

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 27: Rāma agrees that Sītā will accompany him. Sītā rejects separation despite every hardship, Rāma agrees to take her and asks her to distribute their possessions

In the sequence: she promises not to complain or make herself a burden, saying that life with him is heaven and life without him is hell

2.27.17

yas tvayā saha sa svargo nirayo yas tvayā vinā
iti jānan parāṃ prītiṃ gaccha rāma mayā saha

Life with you is heaven, life without you is hell; knowing this to be my supreme joy, O Rāma, go with me.

Words: yas — that which; tvayā — with you; saha — together; sa — that; svargo — heaven; nirayo — hell; yas — that which; tvayā — you; vinā — without; iti — thus; jānan — knowing; parāṃ — supreme; prītiṃ — joy, delight; gaccha — go; rāma — O Rāma; mayā — me; saha — with

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.