Shloka 2.15.26
अभिषेकसज्जा तथा सुमन्त्रस्य प्रेषणम् (Coronation Preparations and Sumantra’s Commission)
राममानय सूतेति यदस्यभिहितोऽनया।।2.15.26।।किमिदं कारणं येन ममाज्ञा प्रतिहन्यते।
rāmam ānaya sūteti yad asyābhihito ’nayā || 2.15.26 ||
kim idaṃ kāraṇaṃ yena mamājñā pratihanyate |
‘Bring Rāma, O charioteer’—you were instructed thus by her. What is the reason that my command is being thwarted?
You had been asked by her (Kaikeyi) to bring Rama here. What is the reason the command is disregarded?
Accountability in duty: a king’s order is meant to be executed faithfully; obstruction of rightful command signals disorder that must be investigated.
Daśaratha questions why Rāma has not been brought, though Kaikeyī had instructed Sumantra accordingly.
Commitment to satya and procedure—orders and messages must be conveyed and fulfilled without distortion.