Valmiki Ramayana 2.36.32 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 36, Shloka 32
अयोध्याकाण्डे षट्त्रिंशः सर्गः
Daśaratha’s orders for Rama’s escort; Kaikeyi’s fear; the Asamañjasa precedent
एतद्वचो नेच्छसि पापवृत्ते हितं न जानासि ममात्मनो वा।आस्थाय मार्गं कृपणं कुचेष्टा चेष्टा हि ते साधुपथादपेता।।।।
etad vaco necchasi pāpavṛtte hitaṃ na jānāsi mamātmano vā | āsthāya mārgaṃ kṛpaṇaṃ kuceṣṭā ceṣṭā hi te sādhupathād apetā ||
পাপবৃত্তিৰ নাৰী, এই হিতবাক্য তোমাৰ মনত নপৰে; মোৰ বা তোমাৰ আত্মহিত কি, সেয়া তুমি নাজানা। নীচ পথ আশ্ৰয় কৰি, কু-ইচ্ছাৰ পৰা উদ্ভৱ হোৱা তোমাৰ কৰ্ম সজ্জনপথৰ পৰা নিশ্চয়েই বিচ্যুত হৈছে।
O Kaikeyi of vicious behaviour, you do not aceept even the words of Siddhartha. You woman of wicked acts, having adopted vile ways, and abjured the right path cannot know what is good either for you or for me.
FAQs
Dharma is knowing true welfare (hita) and staying on the sādhupatha (path of the good). Desire-driven schemes are portrayed as adharma that harms both self and others.
Daśaratha, shattered by events, openly condemns Kaikeyī’s stance as a deviation from righteous conduct.
Moral clarity in naming wrongdoing—Daśaratha asserts that real ‘benefit’ must align with righteousness, not manipulation.
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