Shloka 3.15.5
पञ्चवटी-निवासः (Settlement at Pañcavaṭī and Construction of the Hermitage)
रमते यत्र वैदेही त्वमहं चैव लक्ष्मण।तादृशो दृश्यतां देशस्सन्निकृष्टजलाशयः।।3.15.4।।वनरामण्यकं यत्र स्थलरामण्यकं तथा।सन्निकृष्टं च यत्र स्यात्समित्पुष्पकुशोदकम्।।3.15.5।।
paravān asmi kākutstha tvayi varṣaśataṃ sthite |
svayaṃ tu rucire deśe kriyatām iti māṃ vada ||
O Kakutstha, I am dependent upon you—even were you to remain thus for a hundred years. Only tell me the lovely place of your own choosing, saying, “Let it be made there.”
Look, O Lakshmana for a place to the liking of Sita, a place where there is water source nearby where both of us can enjoy. Find a beautiful location where the surrounding forest is beautiful and where faggots, flowers, water and kusa grass are available at hand.
Dharma is faithful service (seva) grounded in truthfulness and commitment: Lakṣmaṇa binds himself to Rāma’s direction without self-interest.
Lakṣmaṇa replies to Rāma’s request to find a hermitage location, offering complete obedience and asking only for Rāma’s choice.
Unwavering loyalty and self-effacing devotion—Lakṣmaṇa places Rāma’s will above his own.