Chapter 37 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 37

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 37.16

कुरु नो याचनां पुत्र सीता तिष्ठतु भामिनी। धर्मनित्यः स्वयं स्थातुं न हीदानीं त्वमिच्छसि ॥

kuru no yācanāṃ putra sītā tiṣṭhatu bhāminī| dharmanityaḥ svayaṃ sthātuṃ na hīdānīṃ tvamicchasi ||

English Meaning

O son, grant our prayer. Let the fair Sita remain. Ever steady in virtue, you do not yourself intend to stay here.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)