Shloka 32
अष्टादशः सर्गः
Kaikeyī Discloses the Boons: Exile to Daṇḍaka and Bharata’s Consecration
पुरा दैवासुरे युद्धे पित्रा ते मम राघव।रक्षितेन वरौ दत्तौ सशल्येन महारणे।।।।
purā daivāsure yuddhe pitrā te mama rāghava |
rakṣitena varau dattau saśalyena mahā-raṇe ||2.18.32||
In der Vergangenheit, o Raghava, im großen Krieg zwischen Göttern und Dämonen, als dein Vater verwundet wurde und ich ihn beschützte, gewährte er mir zwei Gaben.
O descendant of Raghu in the great war between gods and demons in the past your father had granted me two boons for protecting him when he was wounded by a shaft.
FAQs
The binding power of promised boons: dharma in kingship includes honoring pledged rewards, especially when granted for protection and service.
Kaikeyī reminds Rāma of the origin of her two boons from Daśaratha, setting the basis for her present demands.
The implied virtue is fidelity to promises (satya) as a royal standard—though Kaikeyī uses it strategically.