Shloka 5
अङ्गदस्य प्रायोपवेशननिश्चयः
Angada’s Resolve to Fast unto Death
सत्यात्पाणिगृहीतश्च कृतकर्मा महायशाः।विस्मृतो राघवो येन स कस्य तु कृतं स्मरेत्।।।।
satyāt pāṇigṛhītaś ca kṛtakarmā mahāyaśāḥ |
vismṛto rāghavo yena sa kasya tu kṛtaṁ smaret ||
Rāghava, ilustre y veraz, que en buena fe le estrechó la mano y cumplió su promesa, ha sido olvidado por él; si olvida a tal bienhechor, ¿de quién recordará jamás el favor?
'Sugriva has no steadfastness, purity of body and mind, compassion, rectitude, valour and patience.
FAQs
Dharma includes gratitude and fidelity to one’s pledged relationship; forgetting a benefactor who acted in satya is moral failure.
As the monkeys face punishment for delay, they accuse Sugrīva of ingratitude toward Rāma, who had helped him regain the kingdom.
Satya-based loyalty: remembering obligations and repaying help received.