Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 13, Shloka 13
अयोध्याकाण्डे त्रयोदशः सर्गः | Kaikeyi Presses the Boons; Dasaratha’s Lament and Collapse
नृशंसे पापसङ्कल्पे रामं सत्यपराक्रमम्।किं विप्रियेण कैकेयि प्रियं योजयसे मम।।।।अकीर्तिरतुला लोके ध्रुवं परिभवश्च मे।
nṛśaṃse pāpasaṅkalpe rāmaṃ satyaparākramam |
kiṃ vipriyeṇa kaikeyi priyaṃ yojayase mama ||
akīrtir atulā loke dhruvaṃ paribhavaś ca me |
हे नृशंस, पाप-संकल्प वाली कैकेयी! सत्य-पराक्रम राम के प्रति, जो मुझे अत्यन्त प्रिय हैं, तू क्यों अप्रिय ही साधना चाहती है? इस लोक में मेरे लिए निश्चय ही अतुल अपकीर्ति और अपमान उत्पन्न होगा।
O cruel, malevolent Kaikeyi, why do you propose such a harmful act against Rama who has truth as his prowess and who is so dear to me? Certainly, you will get unparalleled infamy and disgrace in this world.
FAQs
That harming the righteous—especially one grounded in satya (truth)—is adharma and inevitably produces social and moral consequences such as infamy and disgrace.
Daśaratha, devastated by Kaikeyī’s demands, rebukes her for plotting against Rāma and foresees the public dishonor that will result.
Rāma’s satya-centered valor (truth as the basis of heroism), presented as the standard that makes wrongdoing against him especially condemnable.