Valmiki Ramayana 2.86.4: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 86, Shloka 4
लक्ष्मणगुणवर्णनम् · Lakshmana’s Vigil and Guha’s Testimony
उचितोऽयं जनस्सर्वो दुःखानां त्वं सुखोचितः ।
धर्मात्मंस्तस्य गुप्त्यर्थं जागरिष्यामहे वयम् ॥४॥
ucito 'yaṃ janaḥ sarvo duḥkhānāṃ tvaṃ sukho-citaḥ |
dharmātmāṃs tasya gupty-arthaṃ jāgariṣyāmahe vayam ||4||
ಇಲ್ಲಿರುವ ಈ ಜನರೆಲ್ಲರು ದುಃಖಗಳಿಗೆ ಅಭ್ಯಾಸಿಗಳು; ನೀನು ಮಾತ್ರ ಸುಖಕ್ಕೆ ಯೋಗ್ಯನು. ಆದಕಾರಣ, ಧರ್ಮಾತ್ಮನೇ, ಅವನ ರಕ್ಷಣಾರ್ಥ ನಾವು ಜಾಗರಿಸಿ ಕಾವಲು ನಿಲ್ಲುವೆವು.
O righteous one! you are used to conforts where as all of our people are accustomed to hardships. So we will stay awake and protect Rama.
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The verse highlights protective duty (rakṣaṇa-dharma): those able to endure hardship should keep vigil to safeguard the one they serve, placing responsibility above personal comfort.
By truthfully acknowledging differing capacities for hardship and comfort, the speaker commits to a sincere vow of vigilance—satya expressed as reliable action in service of dharma.
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