Shloka 2.14.15
सत्यपाशः — Kaikeyi’s Demand and the Noose of the King’s Promise
प्रयाता रजनी देवि सूर्यस्योदयनंप्रति।अभिषेकं गुरुजनस्त्वरयिष्यति मां ध्रुवम्।।।।
prayātā rajanī devi sūryasyodayanaṃ prati | abhiṣekaṃ gurujanas tvarayiṣyati māṃ dhruvam ||
O queen, the night has passed and the sun draws near to rising. The elders and preceptors will surely urge me to hasten to the consecration.
O queen the night has departed and the Sun is about to rise. The preceptors now will definitely ask me to hasten for the consecration.
Dharma as public duty: royal rituals and promises are not private matters; time, witnesses, and institutions (elders) create moral urgency and accountability.
Morning approaches for Rāma’s planned coronation, increasing the immediacy of Kaikeyī’s demand and Daśaratha’s dilemma.
Daśaratha’s awareness of responsibility to social order and ritual propriety, even amid personal collapse.