Valmiki Ramayana 1.48.22: Bala Kanda, Sarga 48, Shloka 22
अहल्याशापवर्णनम्
The Account of Ahalyā’s Curse and the Deserted Hermitage near Mithilā
इन्द्रस्तु प्रहसन् वाक्यमहल्यामिदमब्रवीत् ।
सुश्रोणि परितुष्टोऽस्मि गमिष्यामि यथाऽगतम् ॥२२॥
indras tu prahasan vākyam ahalyām idam abravīt |
suśroṇi parituṣṭo ’smi gamiṣyāmi yathāgatam ||22||
इंद्र मुस्कुरा के अहल्या से बोला, सुंदर स्त्री, मुझे भी खुशी हुई। मैं वही रास्ता ले के चलता हूँ जिस से आया था।
Indra smilingly said to Ahalya, 'O! One with lovely hips, I am gratified. I shall go away the way I have come'.
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The verse highlights moral contrast: outward pleasure and ease can accompany inner adharma, but dharma ultimately demands truthfulness and restraint, which are absent in Indra’s conduct.
After the illicit act, Indra assures Ahalyā he is satisfied and will leave stealthily by the same path he entered.
Negative exemplum: Indra’s lack of self-restraint and reliance on concealment rather than satya.
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