Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 59, Shloka 35
एकोनषष्ठितमः सर्गः (Sarga 59): सुमन्त्रवाक्यं, अयोध्याविषादः, दाशरथिशोकसागरः
रामशोकमहाभोगस्सीताविरहपारगः।श्वसितोर्मि महावर्तो बाष्पफेनजालाविलः।।2.59.33।।बाहुविक्षेपमीनौघो विक्रन्दित महास्वनः।प्रकीर्णकेशशैवालः कैकेयीबडबामुखः।।2.59.34।।ममाश्रुवेगप्रभवः कुब्जावाक्यमहाग्रहः।वरवेलो नृशंसाया रामप्रव्राजनायतः।।2.59.35।।यस्मिन्बत निमग्नोऽहं कौसल्ये राघवं विना।दुस्तरो जीवता देवि मयाऽयं शोकसागरः।।2.59.36।।
mamāśru-vega-prabhavaḥ kubjā-vākya-mahāgrahaḥ | vara-velo nṛśaṁsāyā rāma-pravrājanāyataḥ || 2.59.35 ||
Su origen es el torrente impetuoso de mis lágrimas; sus grandes cocodrilos son las palabras de la jorobada. Su orilla son los dones de la reina cruel, y su vasta extensión es el destierro de Rāma.
Lakshmana walked ahead guarding Rama, the delight of the Raghus. While I returned helplessly seeing them go.
FAQs
It stresses the dharmic weight of speech and promises: manipulative counsel and rigid boons, when detached from justice, become predatory forces; satya (truthfulness) must be guided by viveka (discernment) to remain dharma.
Daśaratha identifies the causes that led to Rāma’s exile—Mantharā’s instigation and Kaikeyī’s boons—while expressing helpless grief.
A tragic version of ‘truth-keeping’ is emphasized: Daśaratha is bound to boons he granted, revealing how commitment without moral clarity can ruin both king and kingdom.