Valmiki Ramayana 2.94.17: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 94, Shloka 17
चित्रकूटवर्णनम् (Description of Chitrakūṭa) / Rama Shows Sita Chitrakuta
अनेन वनवासेन मया प्राप्तं फलद्वयम्।पितुश्चानृणता धर्मे भरतस्य प्रियं तथा।।।।
anena vanavāsena mayā prāptaṃ phala-dvayam | pituś cānṛṇatā dharme bharatasya priyaṃ tathā ||
जब मैं जंगल में रहने आया, तो मुझे दो चीज़ें मिल गई। एक तो बाप का काम हो गया, उनका वादा मैंने पूरा किया। और दूसरा, भरत भी खुश हो गया।
By living in the forest I have achieved a two-fold benefit-discharge of debt of my father with regard to righteousness and causing happiness to Bharata.
FAQs
Dharma is obligation faithfully borne: Rāma frames exile as repayment of a moral debt to his father (truthfulness and promise-keeping) and as an act that prevents conflict by honoring Bharata’s rightful peace.
In conversation at Citrakūṭa, Rāma interprets his exile not as misfortune but as meaningful: it fulfills filial righteousness and stabilizes the kingdom’s succession by removing contention.
Rāma’s satya (truthfulness) and dharma-niṣṭhā (steadfastness in righteousness), accepting personal loss to uphold ethical order.
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