Valmiki Ramayana 2.12.31: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 12, Shloka 31
द्वादशः सर्गः · Kaikeyi’s Boons and Dasaratha’s Moral Collapse
Ayodhya Kanda 12
तस्मिन्नार्जवसम्पन्ने देवि देवोपमे कथम् ।
पापमाशंससे रामे महर्षिसमतेजसि ॥३१॥
tasminn ārjavasampanne devi devopame katham |
pāpam āśaṃsase rāme maharṣisamatejasi ||31||
देवी, राम इतना सीधा है, भगवान जैसा है। बड़े रिशि जैसी उसमें चमक है। ऐसे राम के बारे में तुम बुरा कैसे सोच सकती हो?
How do you, O Devi, wish to harm Rama who is endowed with uprightness, who resembles the gods and in lustre to great ascetics?
FAQs
To harm the righteous is itself adharma; the verse frames moral outrage at wishing “pāpa” toward one who embodies uprightness.
Daśaratha challenges Kaikeyī’s intention, contrasting her harsh demand with Rāma’s saintly and divine-like qualities.
Rāma’s ārjava (straightforward integrity) and tapas-like radiance, aligning him with sages and gods.
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