Shloka 11
एवं प्रचोदितो राजा कैकेय्या निर्विशङ्कया।नाशकत्पाशमुन्मोक्तुं बलिरिन्द्रकृतं यथा।।।।
evaṃ pracodito rājā kaikeyyā nirviśaṅkayā | nāśakat pāśam unmoktuṃ balir indrākṛtaṃ yathā ||
So, von Kaikeyī ohne jedes Zögern bedrängt, vermochte der König sich nicht aus der Schlinge seines Versprechens zu lösen—wie Bali, gebunden durch die von Indra ersonnene Falle.
In this way urged by Kaikeyi without fear or hesitation, he (Dasaratha), like Bali unable to release himself from the noose cast by Indra (through Vamana), could not get out of the noose of promise.
FAQs
Satya as binding force: once a promise is given, it becomes a moral bond; the verse also warns how dharma can be exploited when vows are extracted or used strategically.
Daśaratha realizes he cannot escape the obligation created by his earlier boon to Kaikeyī.
Daśaratha’s truthfulness and vow-keeping, portrayed as an unbreakable ‘noose’ even when personally devastating.