Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 34, Shloka 32
रामदर्शनार्थं दारानयनम्
The Queens Summoned; Rama’s Leave-Taking and Dasaratha’s Collapse
न हि सत्यात्मनस्तात धर्माभिमनस स्तव।विनिवर्तयितुं बुद्धिः शक्यते रघुनन्दन।।।।
na hi satyātmanas tāta! dharmābhimanasa stava |
vinivartayituṃ buddhiḥ śakyate raghunandana ||
“For you, dear child—whose very self is truth, whose mind is set upon dharma—cannot easily be turned back from your resolve, O delight of the Raghus.”
O my beloved son! O delight of the Raghus! you are devoted to truth and duty. It is difficult to dissuade you from your resolve .
FAQs
Dharma is portrayed as an inner orientation: when truth and duty define a person’s character, ethical steadfastness becomes nearly immovable.
Daśaratha recognizes that Rāma will not abandon the dharmic course of exile, despite pleas or temptations to reverse it.
Rāma’s unwavering resolve grounded in satya and dharma.