Shloka 4.5.31
मैत्रीप्रतिष्ठा (Rama–Sugriva Alliance and Fire-Rite of Friendship)
तव प्रसादेन नृसिंह राघवप्रियां च राज्यं च समाप्नुयामहम्। तथा कुरु त्वं नरदेव वैरिणंयथा निहंस्यद्य रिपुंममाग्रजम्4.5.31।।
rājasūyāśvamedhaiś ca vahnir yenābhitarpitaḥ |
dakṣiṇāś ca tathotsṛṣṭā gāvaḥ śata-sahasraśaḥ || 4.5.5 ||
tapasā satya-vākyena vasudhā yena pālitā |
strī-hetoḥ tasya putro 'yaṃ rāmas tvāṃ śaraṇaṃ gataḥ || 4.5.6 ||
He whose sacrificial fires were gratified through the Rājasūya and Aśvamedha rites, who bestowed gifts—cows by the hundreds of thousands—who protected the earth through austerity and truthfulness: that king’s son, this Rāma, has come to you seeking refuge, for the sake of a woman.
'O Rama, by your grace I will get my wife and kingdom back. O king! accomplish this so that I can destroy my, elder brother, my enemy, O lion among men !
True kingship is grounded in satya (truthfulness), tapas (self-discipline), and dāna (generosity); dharma is validated by sustained ethical rule, not mere power.
Hanumān strengthens Sugrīva’s confidence in Rāma by describing Daśaratha’s dharmic rule and presenting Rāma as heir to that tradition, now seeking help to recover Sītā.
The lineage-virtue of satya and righteous governance: Daśaratha’s truth and austerity, and by implication Rāma’s worthiness and moral stature.