Shloka 3.13.14

पञ्चवटी-निर्देशः (Agastya Directs Rama to Panchavati)

Devanagari script

तत्र गत्वाऽऽश्रमपदं कृत्वा सौमित्रिणा सह।रमस्व त्वं पितुर्वाक्यं तथोक्तमनुपालयन्।।।।

Transliteration

tatra gatvāśramapadaṃ kṛtvā saumitriṇā saha | ramasva tvaṃ pitur vākyaṃ tathoktam anupālayan ||

Translation

Go there, make a hermitage together with Saumitrī, and live contentedly, faithfully upholding your father’s command just as it was spoken.

Context

Reaching there, you wikk build a hermitage with Lakshmana and enjoy your life given to the fulfilment of the pledge to the father.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Lakṣmaṇa (Saumitrī)
• Daśaratha (implied as 'father')
• āśrama (hermitage)

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

Dharma here is obedience to a righteous parental command (pitṛ-vākya), carried out exactly as promised, without resentment.

What is the narrative situation?

Agastya advises Rāma to proceed to a suitable forest location, establish a hermitage with Lakṣmaṇa, and continue honoring Daśaratha’s instruction during exile.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rāma’s satya (truthfulness) and steadfastness in keeping vows—expressed as faithful adherence to his father’s word.