Valmiki Ramayana 2.106.34: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 106, Shloka 34
भरतवाक्यं—रामस्य पुनरायोध्यागमननिषेधः
Bharata’s Plea and Rama’s Refusal to Return
तदद्भुतं स्थैर्यमवेक्ष्य राघवे समं जनो हर्षमवाप दुःखितः।न यात्ययोध्यामिति दुःखितोऽभवत् स्थिरप्रतिज्ञत्वमवेक्ष्य हर्षितः।।।।
tad adbhutaṃ sthairyam avekṣya rāghave samaṃ jano harṣam avāpa duḥkhitaḥ | na yāty ayodhyām iti duḥkhito ’bhavat sthira-pratijñatvam avekṣya harṣitaḥ ||
രാഘവനിലെ ആ അത്ഭുതകരമായ സ്ഥിരത കണ്ട ജനങ്ങൾ ഒരേസമയം ദുഃഖവും ഹർഷവും അനുഭവിച്ചു: ‘അവൻ അയോധ്യയിലേക്കു പോകുന്നില്ല’ എന്ന ദുഃഖം, അവന്റെ അചഞ്ചല പ്രതിജ്ഞ കണ്ട ഹർഷം.
Having seen the wonderful deternmination of Rama, people were, at once, anguished and delighted, anguished because he would not return to Ayodhya, and delighted because he was firm in his resolve.
FAQs
True dharma can be painful in outcome yet revered in principle: society mourns the loss, but honors unwavering truth and vow-keeping.
The narrator reports the crowd’s mixed response to Rama’s refusal to return—sorrow for separation, admiration for his integrity.
Rama’s steadfast commitment to satya and promise-keeping.
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