Valmiki Ramayana 2.34.58: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 34, Shloka 58
रामदर्शनार्थं दारानयनम्
The Queens Summoned; Rama’s Leave-Taking and Dasaratha’s Collapse
तदद्य नैवानघ राज्यमव्ययंन सर्वकामान्न सुखं न मैथिलीम्।न जीवितं त्वामनृतेन योजयन्वृणीय सत्यं व्रतमस्तु ते तथा।।।।
tad adya naivānagha rājyam avyayaṃ na sarvakāmān na sukhaṃ na maithilīm | na jīvitaṃ tvām anṛtena yojayan vṛṇīya satyaṃ vratam astu te tathā ||
فلذلك الآن، أيها البريء من العيب، لا أختار مُلكًا دائمًا، ولا جميع المرغوبات، ولا السعادة، ولا حتى ميثِلي—ولا الحياة نفسها—إن كان في ذلك أن أُلزمك بالكذب. إنما أختار الحق وحده: فليثبت نذرك صادقًا كما نطقتَ به.
O sinless one! by associating you with falsehood I will neither seek this eternal kingdom nor objects of desires nor objects of happiness nor Maithili nor even my life. I only wish that your vow comes true.
FAQs
Satya as supreme: preserving another’s truth-bound vow is valued above power, pleasure, relationships, and even life.
Rāma insists Daśaratha must not be made false to his promise; Rāma will sacrifice everything to uphold that truth.
Truthfulness and radical self-sacrifice in service of dharma.
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