Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 123, Shloka 8
इन्द्रवरदानम् / Indra Grants Boons: Restoration of the Vanara Host
मत्प्रियेष्वभिरक्ताश्च न मृत्युंगणयन्तिये ।त्वत्प्रसादात्समेयुस्तेवरमेतमहंवृणे ।।।।
matpriyeṣv abhiraktāś ca na mṛtyuṃ gaṇayanti ye |
tvatprasādāt sameyus te varam etad ahaṃ vṛṇe ||
जो मेरे प्रिय कार्यों में अनुरक्त होकर मृत्यु की परवाह नहीं करते थे, वे आपके प्रसाद से लौट आएँ—मैं यही वर चुनता हूँ।
"They were fond of doing and not counted death. I seek your grace to give a boon to relieve all of them from death."
FAQs
Dharma is the leader’s duty to protect and honor those who act selflessly for a righteous cause; Rāma seeks not personal gain but the restoration of his devoted supporters.
Rāma formally chooses a boon from Indra: that the devoted warriors who fell in battle be restored.
Selflessness and gratitude—Rāma uses divine favor to benefit others rather than himself.