Chapter 96 — Uttara Kanda, Sarga 96

Valmiki Ramayana — Uttara Kanda

Verse 96.6

लोकापवादभीतस्य तव राम महाव्रत। प्रत्ययं दास्यते सीता तामनुज्ञातुमर्हसि ॥

lokāpavādabhītasya tava rāma mahāvrata| pratyayaṃ dāsyate sītā tāmanujñātumarhasi ||

English Meaning

O Rāma of firm vows, you are afraid of the censure of the people. Sitā has becoming willing to give testimony (of her purity) for removing the calumny of the public; do you mercifully give her permission in this.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)