Shloka 3.17.14
शूर्पणखाया आगमनम् — Surpanakha Approaches Rama
एवमुक्तस्तु राक्षस्या शूर्पणख्या परन्तपः।।।।ऋजुबुद्धितया सर्वमाख्यातुमुपचक्रमे।
āsīd daśaratho nāma rājā tridaśavikramaḥ | tasyāham agrajaḥ putro rāmo nāma janaiḥ śrutaḥ ||
There was a king named Daśaratha, mighty as the gods. I am his eldest son, known among people by the name Rāma.
Thus asked by the demoness Surpanakha, Rama, scorcher of foes began telling her everything due to his simplemindedness.
Truthful self-disclosure without evasion: Rāma answers directly, grounding identity in lineage and public reputation.
Rāma begins his reply to Śūrpaṇakhā by stating his father’s identity and his own position as the eldest son.
Satya with dignity—Rāma’s calm, factual speech even when approached by a dangerous stranger.