Shloka 3
पुरा भ्रातः पिता न स्स मातरं ते समुद्वहन्।मातामहे समाश्रौषीद्राज्यशुल्कमनुत्तमम्।।2.107.3।।
purā bhrātaḥ pitā naḥ sa mātaraṃ te samudvahan | mātāmahe samāśrauṣīd rājyaśulkam anuttamam || 2.107.3 ||
ਹੇ ਭਰਾ, ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਜਦੋਂ ਸਾਡੇ ਪਿਤਾ ਨੇ ਤੇਰੀ ਮਾਤਾ ਨਾਲ ਵਿਆਹ ਕੀਤਾ, ਤਦ ਉਸ ਨੇ ਤੇਰੇ ਮਾਤਾਮਹ ਨੂੰ ਰਾਜ-ਰੂਪ ਅਨੁੱਤਮ ‘ਸ਼ੁਲਕ’ (ਵਧੂ-ਮੂਲ) ਦੇਣ ਦਾ ਭਰੋਸਾ ਦਿੱਤਾ ਸੀ।
O valiant Bharata, go to Ayodhya accompanied by Satrughna and the twice-born (brahmins) and keep the subjects delighted like pleased (with your rule).
FAQs
Dharma is fidelity to pledged obligations: political power is presented as tied to earlier promises, making truthfulness a binding force in governance.
Rama recalls the historical basis behind Kaikeyī’s claims—Daśaratha’s assurances at the time of marriage.
Rama’s commitment to truth and historical accountability, even when it disadvantages him.