Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 122, Shloka 13
दशरथदर्शनम् — Dasharatha’s Epiphany and Benedictions
Sarga 122
न मेस्वर्गोबहुमतस्सम्मानश्चसुरर्षभैः ।त्वयारामविहीनस्यसत्यंप्रतिशृणोमिते ।।।।
na me svargo bahumataḥ sammānaś ca surarṣabhaiḥ | tvayā rāma-vihīnasya satyaṃ pratiśṛṇomi te ||
«أما أنا، فلم يكن للسماء نفسها عندي قدر، ولا لتكريم سادة الآلهة، ما دمتُ محرومًا منك يا راما. هذا هو الحقّ، وأقسمه لك.»
"Rama separated from you, even the suras and sages honouring me in heaven does not give me happiness. It is true and I promise."
FAQs
Satya (truthfulness) is foregrounded: Daśaratha explicitly frames his statement as truth and seals it with a pledge.
Daśaratha speaks to Rāma after appearing in a celestial form, expressing how separation from Rāma made even heaven joyless.
Daśaratha’s sincerity and truth-bound speech (satya-vākya), revealing the moral weight of honest testimony.