Valmiki Ramayana 2.112.19: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 112, Shloka 19
पादुकाप्रदानम्
The Gift of the Sandals and Delegated Kingship
कामाद्वा तात लोभाद्वा मात्रातुभ्यमिदं कृतम् ।
न तन्मनसि कर्तव्यं वर्तितव्यं च मातृवत् ॥१९॥
kāmād vā tāta lobhād vā mātrā tubhyam idaṃ kṛtam |
na tan manasi kartavyaṃ vartitavyaṃ ca mātṛvat ||19||
बेटा, चाहे प्यार से या चाहे लालच में, तुम्हारी माँ ने यह तुम्हारे लिए किया है। इसको दिल में मत रखना, बुराई मत सोचना। माँ के साथ वैसे ही रहो जैसे माँ के साथ रहते हैं।
Dear brother, whether out of affection or greed, your mother has done this for yoursake. It should not agitate your mind. You should conduct yourself as one should towards one's mother.
FAQs
Mātṛ-dharma and kṣamā: one should not abandon reverence for one’s mother, even when her actions cause harm; duty is maintained without hatred.
Rāma counsels Bharata not to be disturbed or resentful toward Kaikeyī, despite her role in the exile and succession crisis.
Forbearance and moral clarity: separating wrongful acts from the enduring obligations of familial respect.
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