Shloka 33
दशरथदर्शनम् — Dasharatha’s Epiphany and Benedictions
Sarga 122
अवाप्तंधर्मचरणंयशश्चविपुलंत्वया ।एनंशुश्रूषताभक्त्यावैदेह्यासहसीतया ।।।।
avāptaṃ dharma-caraṇaṃ yaśaś ca vipulaṃ tvayā | enaṃ śuśrūṣatā bhaktyā vaidehyā saha sītayā ||
വൈദേഹി സീതയോടുകൂടെ ഭക്തിയോടെ അവനെ ശുശ്രൂഷിച്ചതിനാൽ നീ ധർമ്മാചരണസിദ്ധിയും വിപുലമായ യശസ്സും പ്രാപിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നു.
"Videha's Sita, you have also earned fame by serving Rama with devotion and following the righteous path."
FAQs
Dharma is learned and realized through lived practice—serving the righteous with devotion becomes itself ‘dharma-caraṇa’ (walking the path of dharma).
Daśaratha reiterates that Lakṣmaṇa’s devoted attendance upon Rāma (with Sītā) has earned both moral merit and public renown.
Steadfast devotion expressed as disciplined service, yielding both inner righteousness and outer reputation.