Valmiki Ramayana 2.11.29: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 11, Shloka 29
कैकेयीवरप्रार्थना · Kaikeyi Demands the Two Boons
स राजराजः भव सत्यसङ्गरः कुलं च शीलं च हि रक्ष जन्म च ।
परत्रवासे हि वदन्त्यनुत्तमं तपोधनास्सत्यवचो हितं नृणाम् ॥२९॥
sa rājarājaḥ bhava satyasaṅgaraḥ kulaṃ ca śīlaṃ ca hi rakṣa janma ca |
paratravāse hi vadantyanuttamaṃ tapodhanāssatyavaco hitaṃ nṛṇām ||29||
राज करो, सच पे चले। अपने खानदान की, अपने काम की, और अपने खानदान की इज़्ज़त बचा के रखना। रिशि लोग कहते हैं, सच बोलो तो ही आगे जान में भलाई होती है।
O king of kings, by being true to your vow, protect your race, character and lineage. Those sages whose ascetism is their wealth maintain that there is no merit superior to truthfulness which can confer man a place in the other world.ityārṣē śrīmadrāmāyaṇē vālmīkīya ādikāvyē ayōdhyākāṇḍē ēkādaśassargaḥ৷৷Thus ends the eleventh sarga of Ayodhyakanda of the holy Ramayana, the first epic composed by sage Valmiki.
FAQs
Satya is presented as the supreme dharmic merit: truthfulness and fidelity to vows are said to have unsurpassed value, including consequences for one’s state in the afterlife.
After stating her demand, Kaikeyī pressures Daśaratha by invoking the dharmic authority of sages: truth-keeping is portrayed as the king’s highest duty.
The virtue emphasized is satyasaṅgara—unyielding commitment to truth and vows—framed as the defining quality of an ideal sovereign.
Ask anything about this verse
Answers come straight from the texts, with the shlokas they draw on. Ask in your own words.
A free sign-in with Google or Apple keeps your chat saved across web and the app.
Read Valmiki Ramayana in the Vedapath app
Scan the QR code to open this directly in the app, with word-by-word meanings, Sanskrit recitation where available, and more.
