Shloka 2.24.30

कौशल्यारामसंवादः — Kausalya–Rama Dialogue on Exile-Dharma

Devanagari script

प्राप्स्यसे परमं कामं मयि प्रत्यागते सति।यदि धर्मभृतां श्रेष्ठो धारयिष्यति जीवितम्।।2.24.30।।

Transliteration

prāpsyase paramaṃ kāmaṃ mayi pratyāgate sati |

yadi dharmabhṛtāṃ śreṣṭho dhārayiṣyati jīvitam || 2.24.30 ||

Translation

When I return, you will attain your highest wish—if my father, the foremost among upholders of dharma, still sustains his life until then.

Context

If my father, who is the best among the upholders of righteousness, survives till I come back, you will have your highest desires fulfilled.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Daśaratha (father implied)
• dharma

FAQs

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

Dharma is tied to filial responsibility and truthful completion of vows; Rāma frames hope around the father’s life and the moral order he represents.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāma reassures Kauśalyā that fulfillment can come after his return—contingent on Daśaratha surviving the period of separation.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rāma’s dutiful realism: compassionately offering hope while acknowledging uncertainty and impermanence.