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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.27.25

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: Rāma embraces her and explains that his reluctance came from concern for her, not inability to protect her → now that he understands her determination, he agrees that she will accompany him

2.27.25

na devi tava duḥkhena svargam apy abhirocaye
na hi me 'sti bhayaṃ kiṃ cit svayambhor iva sarvataḥ

I would not desire even heaven at the price of your grief, O lady; for I have no fear from any quarter, like the Self-existent (Brahmā).

Words: na — not; devi — O lady, queen; tava — your; duḥkhena — at the cost of grief; svargam — heaven; apy — even; abhirocaye — I desire, favor; na — not; hi — for; me — to me; 'sti — is; bhayaṃ — fear; kiṃ cit — any; svayambhor — of the Self-existent (Brahmā); iva — like; sarvataḥ — on all sides, from anywhere

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.