Valmiki Ramayana 2.109.19: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 109, Shloka 19
सत्यधर्मप्रतिपादनम्
Rama’s Defense of Truth and Dharma in Reply to Jabali
प्रत्यगात्ममिमं धर्मं सत्यं पश्याम्यहं स्वयम् ।
भार स्सत्पुरुषाचीर्णस्तदर्थमभिमन्यते ॥१९॥
pratyag-ātmam imaṁ dharmaṁ satyaṁ paśyāmy ahaṁ svayam |
bhāraḥ satpuruṣācīrṇas tad-artham abhimanyate ||19||
मैं खुद देखता हूँ कि सच ही धरम है। यह अंदर से साफ है। जो लोग अच्छे हैं वो यह मानते हैं। वनवास का बोझ भी मुझे सही लगता है, क्योंकि यह मेरा काम है।
I personally regard this righteousness practised by the virtuous as an evident form of truth, as the supreme self. Therefore, this burden (difficult task of living as an exile) is gratifying to me.
FAQs
Truth is not merely a rule but an inner principle: dharma rooted in satya becomes self-validating and spiritually elevating.
Rāma reframes exile not as loss but as an opportunity to embody the highest dharma—truthfulness—like the virtuous do.
Ātma-niṣṭhā in satya (inner steadfastness in truth) and joyful acceptance of hardship for dharma.
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