Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 33, Shloka 7
त्रयस्त्रिंशः सर्गः
Civic Lament and Rama’s Dutiful Approach to Daśaratha
ऐश्वर्यस्य रसज्ञः सन् कामिनां चैव कामदः।नेच्छत्येवानृतं कर्तुं पितरं धर्मगौरवात्।।।।
aiśvaryasya rasajñaḥ san kāmināṃ caiva kāmadaḥ | necchaty evānṛtaṃ kartuṃ pitaraṃ dharmagauravāt ||
مع أنه خبيرٌ بلذّة السلطان ونعيم الملك، وهو مُعطي رغبات الراغبين، فإن راما—تعظيماً للدارما—لا يريد أن يجعل أباه كاذباً في وعده.
Rama who enjoyed the comforts of affluence gratifies those who have desires. Out of veneration for righteousness, he does not want to prove his father false (to his promise).
FAQs
Pitṛ-vākya and satya are upheld: Rāma values dharma so highly that he will not allow his father’s promise to become false, even at personal cost.
Public commentary frames Rāma’s conduct: people explain that his acceptance of hardship is rooted in protecting Daśaratha’s truthfulness and dharma.
Rāma’s truth-centered obedience and reverence for dharma (self-restraint despite access to luxury and power).