Valmiki Ramayana 2.12.70: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 12, Shloka 70
द्वादशः सर्गः · Kaikeyi’s Boons and Dasaratha’s Moral Collapse
Ayodhya Kanda 12
इदानीं तत्तपति मां यन्मया सुकृतं त्वयि ॥७०॥
अपथ्यव्यञ्जनोपेतं भुक्तमन्नमिवातुरम् ।
idānīṃ tattapati māṃ yanmayā sukṛtaṃ tvayi ||70||
apathyavyañjanopetaṃ bhuktamannamivāturam |
Kini kebaikan yang pernah aku lakukan kepadamu membakar hatiku—seperti orang sakit memakan nasi bersama lauk yang tidak sesuai, lalu kemudian diseksa olehnya.
I have done many favours to you. Like a sick person afflicted by eating rice mixed with unwholesome curry, those acts of kindness are burning me now.
FAQs
Dharma includes discernment (viveka) in granting boons and favors. Kindness without wise judgment can enable harmful outcomes and return as suffering.
Daśaratha reflects bitterly that his past indulgence toward Kaikeyī has empowered her present demand, which now causes him intense anguish.
Moral introspection: Daśaratha does not only blame Kaikeyī; he recognizes his own enabling role and the karmic-like recoil of imprudent generosity.
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