Valmiki Ramayana 2.34.29: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 34, Shloka 29
रामदर्शनार्थं दारानयनम् · The Queens Summoned; Rama’s Leave
Taking and Dasaratha’s Collapse
नव पञ्च च वर्षाणि वनवासे विहृत्य ते ।
पुनःपादौ ग्रहीष्यामि प्रतिज्ञान्ते नराधिप ॥२९॥
nava pañca ca varṣāṇi vanavāse vihṛtya te |
punaḥ pādau grahīṣyāmi pratijñānte narādhipa! ||29||
चौदह साल वनवास में बिता के मैं वापस आऊँगा। नौ और पाँच, पूरे चौदह साल। फिर मैं आपके पास आ के चरणों में गिर जाऊँगा। मेरा वादा पूरा होगा।
Having fulfilled the vow on the completion of fourteen years of wandering in the forest I shall come back to touch your feet, O lord of men!
FAQs
Faithfulness to a vow (pratijñā) is treated as dharma; Rāma frames exile as a time-bound duty to be completed without resentment.
Rāma reassures Daśaratha that he will complete the fourteen-year exile and return, restoring the filial relationship through respectful homage.
Steadfastness and reverence—Rāma’s commitment to keep the pledge and honor his father.
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