Valmiki Ramayana 2.72.50: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 72, Shloka 50
भरतस्य मातृसदनगमनं कैकेय्या दारुणवृत्तान्तकथनं च
Bharata in Kaikeyi’s apartments: revelation of Daśaratha’s death and Rāma’s exile
स स्ववृत्तिं समास्थाय पिता ते तत्तऽथाकरोत्।रामश्च सह सौमित्रिः प्रेषितस्सह सीतया।।2.72.50।।
sa svavṛttiṁ samāsthāya pitā te tat tathākarot | rāmaś ca saha saumitriḥ preṣitas saha sītayā || 2.72.50 ||
നിന്റെ പിതാവ് തന്റെ പ്രതിജ്ഞാബദ്ധമായ ധർമ്മമാർഗ്ഗം ഉറപ്പായി പാലിച്ച് അതുപോലെ തന്നെ ചെയ്തു; രാമൻ സൗമിത്രിയോടും (ലക്ഷ്മണനോടും) സീതയോടും കൂടി അയക്കപ്പെട്ടു.
Your father, faithful to his word, banished Rama along with Lakshmana and Sita.
FAQs
Satya (truthfulness) and fidelity to one’s word are treated as binding—even when the consequences are personally devastating—highlighting the tension between promise-keeping and justice.
Kaikeyī states that Daśaratha complied with her demand, resulting in the exile of Rāma, Lakṣmaṇa, and Sītā.
Daśaratha’s commitment to a pledged promise (satya-vrata), though it becomes tragically misdirected by the boon’s misuse.
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