Valmiki Ramayana 1.19.13: Bala Kanda, Sarga 19, Shloka 13
विश्वामित्रस्य यज्ञरक्षा-याचना
Visvamitra Requests Rama for Yajna-Protection
न च पुत्रकृतस्नेहं कर्तुमर्हसि पार्थिव ॥१३॥
अहं ते प्रतिजानामि हतौ तौ विद्धि राक्षसौ ।
na ca putrakṛta-snehaṃ kartum arhasi pārthiva ||13||
ahaṃ te pratijānāmi hatau tau viddhi rākṣasau |
राजा, तुम अपने बेटा के प्यार में मत फँसो। मैं तुम्हे गारंटी देता हूँ। वो दोनों राक्षस मारे जाएँगे, यह पक्का है।
"O king! it is not proper for you to hesitate because of your paternal affection. You need to know that both the rakshasas will perish. This, I assure you.
FAQs
Dharma can require placing duty above attachment: the king must not allow personal affection to obstruct a righteous mission that protects sacred ritual and public order.
Daśaratha hesitates to send Rāma; Viśvāmitra counters that hesitation and gives an assurance of the demons’ defeat.
Satya and resolve in a sage’s promise (pratijñā), and the king’s expected self-mastery over personal attachment.
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