Ayodhya Kanda Sarga 34 Shloka 52 - Valmiki Ramayana | English | Vedapath

Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 34, Shloka 52

रामदर्शनार्थं दारानयनम्

The Queens Summoned; Rama’s Leave-Taking and Dasaratha’s Collapse

Devanagari script

पिता हि दैवतं तात देवतानामपि स्मृतम्।तस्माद्दैवतमित्येव करिष्यामि पितुर्वचः।।।।

Transliteration

pitā hi daivataṃ tāta devatānām api smṛtam | tasmād daivatam ity eva kariṣyāmi pitur vacaḥ ||

Translation

A father is declared to be a divinity—even for the gods. Therefore, regarding my father as my very deity, I shall carry out my father’s command.

Word by Word

पिताfather

हिindeed, for

दैवतम्divinity; god

तातdear father (vocative)

देवतानाम्of the gods

अपिalso, even

स्मृतम्is declared/remembered (as)

तस्मात्therefore, from that

दैवतम्as divinity; (as) god

इतिthus, as

एवonly, indeed

करिष्यामिI will do; I will carry out

पितुःof (my) father

वचःword; command

Context

Father is divine even for the gods as cited in scriptures, therefore, looking upon father as my god, I will carry out his words, O father!

Characters & Entities

Daśaratha

Rāma

father (pitā)

devatāḥ (gods)

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

Pitṛ-dharma: treating the father’s command as sacred authority, and obeying it as one would obey the divine.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāma responds to Daśaratha’s painful order of exile, affirming that the father’s word must be honored.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Filial devotion and steadfast obedience grounded in dharma.