रामदर्शनार्थं दारानयनम् · The Queens Summoned; Rama’s Leave
Taking and Dasaratha’s Collapse
चतुर्दशसु वर्षेषु गतेषु नरसत्तम ।
पुनर्द्रक्ष्यसि मां प्राप्तं सन्तापोऽयं विमुच्यताम् ॥५३॥
caturdaśasu varṣeṣu gateṣu narasattama |
punar drakṣyasi māṃ prāptaṃ santāpo 'yaṃ vimucyatām ||53||
जब चौदह साल गुज़र जायेंगे, तब तुम मुझे वापस आओगे देखते। अब इस ग़म को छोड़ो।
I shall return after fourteen years have passed, O best among men! you will see meback, Give up this grief.
Commitment to a vowed term of exile and truthful assurance: dharma is upheld by completing the stipulated period without resentment.
Rāma consoles Daśaratha, promising his return after the exile term ends.
Hopeful composure and reliability (satya-vākya).
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