Valmiki Ramayana 2.35.33: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 35, Shloka 33
सुमन्त्रस्य कैकेयी-निन्दा
Sumantra’s Reproof of Kaikeyi in the Royal Assembly
परिवादो हि ते देवि महाल्लोके चरिष्यति ।
यदि रामो वनं याति विहाय पितरं नृपम् ॥३३॥
parivādo hi te devi mahāl loke cariṣyati |
yadi rāmo vanaṃ yāti vihāya pitaraṃ nṛpam ||33||
Wahai Dewi, jika Rāma pergi ke rimba dengan meninggalkan ayahandanya sang raja, nescaya celaan besar akan tersebar di seluruh dunia—dan semuanya tertuju kepadamu.
O Devi, if Rama goes to the forest leaving his father, the king, you will be squarely blamed by the people of the world.
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Dharma here stresses responsibility for consequences: causing a righteous son to abandon his duty to his father-king invites public censure and moral blame.
Sumantra warns Kaikeyi that if Rama is forced into forest-exile while Dasaratha lives, the world will condemn her.
Rama’s filial duty (pitṛ-bhakti) is implied as a norm; the verse highlights the social and moral weight of protecting that duty.
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