Valmiki Ramayana 2.87.15 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 87, Shloka 15
गुहसंवादः—रामस्य रात्रिवासवर्णनम्
Dialogue with Guha: Account of Rama’s Night Halt
तत्सर्वं प्रत्यनुज्ञासीद्राम स्सत्यपराक्रमः।न तु तत्प्रत्यगृह्णात्स क्षत्रधर्ममनुस्मरन्।।।।
tat sarvaṃ pratyanujñāsīd rāmaḥ satyaparākramaḥ |
na tu tat pratyagṛhṇāt sa kṣatradharmam anusmaran ||
Rāma—yang kekuatannya berakar pada kebenaran—dengan lemah lembut memperkenankan semuanya; namun, mengingati dharma seorang kṣatriya, baginda tidak menerima persembahan itu.
Rama whose prowess is his truth, acknowledged all that but remembering the duty enjoined on a kshatriya did not accept them.
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Self-restraint aligned with svadharma: Rāma honors the giver but maintains the discipline expected of a kṣatriya living by principled austerity.
After Guha offers abundant food, Rāma responds courteously but refuses to receive it.
Rāma’s satya (truthfulness) and maryādā (propriety) expressed as disciplined refusal without disrespect.
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