Shloka 5.33.22
हनूमत्सीतासंवादः (Hanumān–Sītā Dialogue and Identity Verification)
स राजा सत्यवाग्देव्या वरदानमनुस्मरन्।।।।मुमोह वचनं श्रुत्वा कैकेय्याः क्रूरमप्रियम्।
sa rājā satyavāg devyā varadānam anusmaran |
mumoha vacanaṃ śrutvā kaikeyyāḥ krūram apriyam ||
That king—ever truthful in speech—remembering the boons he had granted the queen, swooned upon hearing Kaikeyī’s cruel and unwelcome words.
"Remembering the boons the ever truthful king had granted to Kaikeyi, he fainted after hearing her cruel and harsh words.
Satya as a binding moral force: Daśaratha’s truthfulness compels him to honor boons even when the demand is painful.
Daśaratha realizes Kaikeyī’s demand is tied to prior boons; the shock overwhelms him.
Daśaratha’s unwavering truthfulness—portrayed as both noble and tragically burdensome.