Valmiki Ramayana 2.100.57 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 100, Shloka 57
शततमः सर्गः — Rāma Questions Bharata on Rājadharma
Governance, Counsel, and Public Welfare
गृहीतश्चैव पृष्टश्च काले दृष्टस्सकारणः।कच्चिन्न मुच्यते चोरो धनलोभान्नरर्षभ।।।।
gṛhītaś caiva pṛṣṭaś ca kāle dṛṣṭaḥ sakāraṇaḥ | kaccin na mucyate coro dhanalobhān nararṣabha ||
ഹേ നരശ്രേഷ്ഠാ! സമയത്ത് പിടിക്കപ്പെട്ട് അറസ്റ്റ് ചെയ്യപ്പെട്ട് ചോദ്യം ചെയ്യപ്പെട്ട് തെളിവോടെ കുറ്റം തെളിഞ്ഞ കള്ളനെ ധനലോഭം കൊണ്ടു വിട്ടയക്കുന്നില്ലല്ലോ?
O best among men! I trust that a thief, caught red-handed and interrogated and has sufficient proof is not set free, out of greed for money.
FAQs
Rule of law: proven wrongdoing should not be excused through bribery or royal greed; impartial enforcement sustains social order.
Rama checks whether Bharata prevents corruption in criminal justice—specifically, the release of guilty persons for money.
Integrity in governance—incorruptibility and consistent application of punishment.
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