Shloka 40
एतत्कुरु नरेन्द्रस्य वचनं रघुनन्दन।सत्येन महता राम तारयस्व नरेश्वरम्।।।।
etat kuru narendrasya vacanaṁ raghunandana | satyena mahatā rāma tārayasva nareśvaram ||
Wahai Rāma, kegembiraan keturunan Raghu, laksanakanlah titah raja. Dengan keteguhanmu yang agung pada kebenaran, selamatkanlah penguasa manusia itu.
The more Rama reflected on the incomprehensible sorrow of the king, the more he became perturbed like an ocean on the new Moon day.
FAQs
Satya as dharma: the moral imperative to uphold a pledged word, even at personal cost, is presented as a way to ‘save’ the king from the sin of broken promise.
Kaikeyī urges Rāma to comply with Daśaratha’s promise (the boons), positioning Rāma’s obedience as the means to preserve the king’s truth.
Rāma’s truthfulness and obedience to dharma—his willingness to shoulder hardship to protect another’s integrity.