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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.27.30

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: he asks her to distribute jewels, food, and gifts before they leave → delighted, Sītā immediately begins.

2.27.30

sa māṃ pitā yathā śāsti satyadharmapathe sthitaḥ
tathā vartitum icchāmi sa hi dharmaḥ sanātanaḥ
anugacchasva māṃ bhīru sahadharmacarī bhava

As my father, standing on the path of truth and dharma, commands me, so I wish to act; for that is the eternal law. Follow me, O timid one, and be my companion in dharma.

Words: sa — he; māṃ — me; pitā — father; yathā — as; śāsti — instructs, commands; satyadharmapathe — on the path of truth and dharma; sthitaḥ — standing, established; tathā — so; vartitum — to act, conduct oneself; icchāmi — I wish; sa — that; hi — indeed; dharmaḥ — dharma, law; sanātanaḥ — eternal; anugacchasva — follow; māṃ — me; bhīru — O timid one; sahadharmacarī — a companion in dharma; bhava — be

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.