Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 19, Shloka 8
एकोनविंशः सर्गः (Sarga 19): Rāma’s Unshaken Acceptance of Exile and Kaikeyī’s Urgency
किं पुनर्मनुजेन्द्रेण स्वयं पित्रा प्रचोदितः।तव च प्रियकामार्थं प्रतिज्ञामनुपालयन्।।2.19.8।।
kiṃ punar manujendreṇa svayaṃ pitrā pracoditaḥ | tava ca priya-kāmārthaṃ pratijñām anupālayan || 2.19.8 ||
फिर तो क्या कहना, जब स्वयं मेरे पिता—मनुजेंद्र राजा—ने आदेश दिया है, और मैं तुम्हारी प्रिय इच्छा के लिए अपनी प्रतिज्ञा का पालन कर रहा हूँ।
In order to keep the promise I shall do everything to fulfil your desire. Needless to say that my father has ordered this.
FAQs
Satya as lived dharma: keeping a promise and honoring a rightful command are treated as non-negotiable moral duties.
Rāma continues persuading his mother that his compliance is doubly justified—by royal command and by the obligation to uphold a pledged word.
Fidelity to vows (pratijñā-pālana): Rāma’s identity is anchored in promise-keeping.