Chapter 37 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 37

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 37.19

न गन्तव्यं वनं देव्या सीतया शीलवर्जिते। अनुष्ठास्यति रामस्य सीता प्रकृतमासनम्॥

na gantavyaṃ vanaṃ devyā sītayā śīlavarjite| anuṣṭhāsyati rāmasya sītā prakṛtamāsanam||

English Meaning

O you bereft of good behaviour, that noble lady, Sītā, should not go to the forest, Sītā will occupy Rāma's seat.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)