Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 26, Shloka 21
अयोध्याकाण्डे षड्विंशः सर्गः
Rama’s Departure and Sita’s Questions; Disclosure of Exile and Counsel on Courtly Conduct
राज्ञा सत्यप्रतिज्ञेन पित्रा दशरथेन च।कैकेय्यै मम मात्रे तु पुरा दत्तौ महावरौ।।।।
rājñā satyapratijñena pitrā daśarathena ca | kaikeyyai mama mātre tu purā dattau mahāvarau ||
Mon père, le roi Daśaratha, fidèle à sa parole de vérité, avait jadis accordé à ma mère Kaikeyī deux grands bienfaits.
My father, king Dasaratha, true to his promise, had earlier granted two great boonsto my mother Kaikeyi.
FAQs
Satya as royal dharma: Daśaratha’s identity is anchored in keeping his promise, showing that truth-binding commitments govern even kings.
Rāma begins the causal explanation of his exile by recounting Daśaratha’s earlier grant of two boons to Kaikeyī.
Daśaratha’s satyaniṣṭhā (steadfastness in truth/promise), which becomes the moral engine driving the ensuing events.