Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 111, Shloka 10
अयोध्याकाण्डे एकादशोत्तरशततमः सर्गः
Sarga 111: Counsel on Gurus, Parental Debt, and Bharata’s Protest
यन्मातापितरौ वृत्तं तनये कुरुतस्सदा।न सुप्रतिकरं तत्तु मात्रा पित्रा च यत्कृतम्।।2.111.9।।यथाशक्तिप्रदानेन स्वापनोच्छादनेन च।नित्यं च प्रियवादेन तथा संवर्धनेन च।।2.111.10।।
yan mātā-pitarau vṛttaṃ tanaye kurutas sadā | na supratikaraṃ tat tu mātrā pitrā ca yat-kṛtam ||
yathāśakti-pradānena svāpanochchādanena ca | nityaṃ ca priyavādena tathā saṃvardhanena ca ||
ສິ່ງໃດກໍຕາມທີ່ແມ່ແລະພໍ່ປະພຶດດູແລລູກຢູ່ເປັນນິດ—ການໃຫ້ຕາມກໍາລັງ, ການກ່ອມໃຫ້ນອນແລະຫໍ່ຜ້າ, ການເວົ້າຈາອ່ອນໂຍນຢູ່ເສມອ, ແລະການລ້ຽງດູໃຫ້ເຕີບໃຫຍ່—ບຸນຄຸນທີ່ແມ່ແລະພໍ່ໄດ້ກະທໍານັ້ນ ບໍ່ອາດຕອບແທນໄດ້ໂດຍງ່າຍ.
The course of action the parents always adopt in respect of their son, the benefits they confer on him according to their resources, the way they lull him to sleep and clothe him, the affectionate words they always speak to him and the way they bring him up all these cannot be repaid.
FAQs
Filial dharma: parents’ lifelong sacrifices create an unrepayable moral debt, so honoring and obeying them becomes a central duty.
Vasiṣṭha instructs Rāma on righteousness by emphasizing the immeasurable care given by parents, framing Rāma’s choices in terms of gratitude and duty.
Kṛtajñatā (gratitude) expressed as obedient, respectful conduct toward one’s parents and elders.