Valmiki Ramayana 2.112.18: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 112, Shloka 18
पादुकाप्रदानम्
The Gift of the Sandals and Delegated Kingship
लक्ष्मीश्चन्द्रादपेयाद्वा हिमवान्वा हिमं त्यजेत् ।
अतीयात्सागरो वेलां न प्रतिज्ञामहं पितुः ॥१८॥
lakṣmīś candrād apeyād vā himavān vā himaṃ tyajet |
atīyāt sāgaro velāṃ na pratijñām ahaṃ pituḥ ||18||
ചന്ദ്രന്റെ കാന്തി മങ്ങിപ്പോകട്ടെ, ഹിമവാൻ തന്റെ ഹിമം ഉപേക്ഷിക്കട്ടെ, സമുദ്രം തന്റെ തീരം ലംഘിക്കട്ടെ—എങ്കിലും പിതാവിന്റെ പ്രതിജ്ഞ ഞാൻ ഒരിക്കലും ഉപേക്ഷിക്കുകയില്ല.
The Moon might lose its splendour, snow might abandon the Himavat mountain, the ocean might overstep its shores, but I shall not forsake the promise made to my father.
FAQs
Satya and pratijñā-pālana: truthfulness expressed as unwavering fidelity to a vow, even when circumstances tempt compromise.
Rāma refuses Bharata’s request to return, declaring that he will not break the pledge connected with his father’s word.
Steadfastness (dṛḍha-niścaya) in truth and duty—Rāma’s identity as a keeper of vows.
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