Valmiki Ramayana 2.107.4: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 107, Shloka 4
पितृवाक्यपालनम्, गयाश्रुति-उपदेशः, भरतस्य राज्यग्रहण-निर्देशः
Rama’s Counsel on Vows, the Gaya Śruti, and Bharata’s Return to Rule
दैवासुरे च सङ्ग्रामे जनन्यै तव पार्थिवः ।
सम्प्रहृष्टो ददौ राजा वरमाराधितः प्रभुः ॥४॥
daivāsure ca saṅgrāme jananyai tava pārthivaḥ |
samprahṛṣṭo dadau rājā varam ārādhitaḥ prabhuḥ ||4||
Und im Krieg zwischen Göttern und Dämonen gewährte der herrschende König, von deiner Mutter erfreut, ihr freudig eine Gunstgabe.
Thereafter in the battle between gods and demons, the able king (Dasaratha) pleased (with your mother) granted her a boon (as a token of gratitude).
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Dharma includes gratitude and honoring commitments: the boon arises from recognized service, and once given becomes morally binding.
Rama explains the origin of Kaikeyī’s boons—Daśaratha’s reward after the daivāsura conflict.
Daśaratha’s gratitude and Rama’s insistence that such granted boons carry ethical weight.
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