Valmiki Ramayana 2.33.29: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 33, Shloka 29
त्रयस्त्रिंशः सर्गः · Civic Lament and Rama’s Dutiful Approach to Daśaratha
प्रतीक्षमाणोऽपि जनं तदार्त मनार्तरूपः प्रहसन्निवाथ ।
जगाम रामः पितरं दिदृक्षुः पितुर्निदेशं विधिवच्चिकीर्षुः ॥२९॥
pratīkṣamāṇo 'pi janaṃ tadārtam anārtarūpaḥ prahasann ivātha |
jagāma rāmaḥ pitaraṃ didṛkṣuḥ pitur nideśaṃ vidhivac cikīrṣuḥ ||29||
その時、人々が嘆き苦しむのを見ながらも、ラーマは自らの痛みを表に出さず、まるで微笑むかのように父王に会いに赴き、父の命を法にかなって成し遂げようとした。
Even after observing the people in grief, Rama did not reveal his sorrowful feelings. Bound by duty he went in as if with a smile to see his father.
FAQs
Dharma as disciplined obedience and propriety: Rāma prioritizes rightful action and respectful procedure over public emotion and personal pain.
Rāma, seeing the city’s grief, nevertheless proceeds to meet Daśaratha to understand and fulfill the king’s instruction.
Ātma-saṃyama (self-control) and maryādā (maintaining dignified conduct under pressure).
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