Valmiki Ramayana 2.21.17: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 21, Shloka 17
अयोध्याकाण्डे एकविंशः सर्गः · Lakṣmaṇa’s militant counsel and Rāma’s dharma
based persuasion of Kausalyā
दीप्तमग्निमरण्यं वा यदि रामः प्रवेक्ष्यति ।
प्रविष्टं तत्र मां देवि त्वं पूर्वमवधारय ॥१७॥
dīptam agnim araṇyaṃ vā yadi rāmaḥ pravekṣyati |
praviṣṭaṃ tatra māṃ devi tvaṃ pūrvam avadhāraya ||17||
母上よ、あらかじめご承知おきください。もしラーマが燃え盛る火や荒野に入られるなら、私が先にそこへ入ります。
O mother! rest assured should Rama enter a blazing fire or a forest I must have already entered it.
FAQs
It emphasizes seva (service) and solidarity as dharma: standing with the righteous person in hardship, not merely in comfort.
Lakṣmaṇa declares he will accompany Rāma into any danger, including exile into the forest.
Self-sacrificing loyalty and courage—choosing companionship in suffering as a moral duty.
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