Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 19, Shloka 5
एकोनविंशः सर्गः (Sarga 19): Rāma’s Unshaken Acceptance of Exile and Kaikeyī’s Urgency
हितेन गुरुणा पित्रा कृतज्ञेन नृपेण च।नियुज्यमानो विस्रब्धः किं न कुर्यामहं प्रियम्।।2.19.5।।
hitena guruṇā pitrā kṛtajñena nṛpeṇa ca | niyujyamāno visrabdhaḥ kiṃ na kuryām ahaṃ priyam || 2.19.5 ||
उपकारी, गुरु-स्वरूप, कृतज्ञ और राजा—ऐसे मेरे पिता जब मुझे आदेश देते हैं, तो मैं निःसंकोच उनके प्रिय कार्य को क्यों न करूँ?
Ordered by my father who is my well-wisher, my guru, one with a sense of gratidude and, above all a king, shall I not, without hesitation do what pleases him?
FAQs
Filial duty and obedience to rightful authority: Rāma treats his father’s command as binding dharma.
Rāma explains to his mother why he will comply with his father’s directive, even if it brings personal loss.
Reverence and responsibility: he recognizes his father as benefactor, teacher, and king, and acts accordingly.