Valmiki Ramayana 2.26.36: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 26, Shloka 36
अयोध्याकाण्डे षड्विंशः सर्गः · Rama’s Departure and Sita’s Questions; Disclosure of Exile and Counsel on Courtly Conduct
औरसानपि पुत्रान्हि त्यजन्त्यहितकारिणः ।
समर्थान्सम्प्रगृह्णन्ति जनानपि नराधिपाः ॥३६॥
aurasān api putrān hi tyajanty ahitakāriṇaḥ |
samarthān sampragṛhṇanti janān api narādhipāḥ ||36||
राजा अपने ही बेटों को छोड़ देते हैं अगर वो खराब हो जाएँ। और जो लोग केपेबल होते हैं, घर के हो या नहीं, उनको अपना लेते हैं।
Kings abandon (even) their own sons if they are harmful and receive capable people even if they are strangers.
FAQs
Rājadharma prioritizes the welfare of the kingdom: merit and harmlessness outweigh mere blood ties when decisions affect public good.
Rāma cautions Sītā about the realities of kingship—how rulers judge by benefit and harm, not only by family relation.
Realism aligned with dharma: understanding that authority must act firmly for societal stability.
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