Shloka 29
अष्टपञ्चाशः सर्गः (Sarga 58)
Daśaratha Questions Sumantra; Messages from the Forest Threshold
इदं तावद्यथाकाममीश्वरस्य कृते कृतम्।रामस्य तु परित्यागे न हेतु मुपलक्षये।।।।
idaṃ tāvad yathākāmam īśvarasya kṛte kṛtam | rāmasya tu parityāge na hetum upalakṣaye ||
Dies wenigstens ist getan, als wäre es bloßer Willkür entsprungen — vielleicht sogar unter dem Schein der Pflicht gegenüber dem Herrn; doch für das Verlassen Rāmas erkenne ich keinerlei gültigen Grund.
'Or he might have thought he is the overlord and can do as he likes. (Or, he might have done this for fear of God) Otherwise, I do not see any reason for the abandonment of Rama'.
FAQs
True dharma requires rational moral grounds; invoking God or authority cannot sanctify an unjust act.
Lakṣmaṇa continues his protest, rejecting any justification for Rāma’s abandonment.
Integrity in moral reasoning—Lakṣmaṇa refuses to accept pious rhetoric as a substitute for justice.