द्वादशः सर्गः — Kaikeyi’s Boons and Dasaratha’s Moral Collapse
Ayodhya Kanda 12
नहि किञ्चिदयुक्तं वा विप्रियं वा पुरा मम।अकरोस्त्वं विशालाक्षि तेन न श्रद्दधाम्यहम्।।।।
nahi kiñcid ayuktaṃ vā vipriyaṃ vā purā mama | akaros tvaṃ viśālākṣi tena na śraddadhāmy aham ||
Ó de grandes olhos, no passado nunca fizeste nada impróprio nem desagradável para mim; por isso não consigo crer no que agora ouço.
O queen, till now you had a moral sense. With your mind debased (now), a very great immorality has infected the Ikshvaku race.
Dharma in relationships is grounded in consistent conduct and trust. When speech suddenly contradicts a history of right behavior, it creates a moral and emotional crisis requiring सत्य (truth) to be re-established.
Daśaratha recalls Kaikeyī’s former goodwill toward him and expresses disbelief at her present harsh demands.
Faith in prior virtue: Daśaratha tries to interpret Kaikeyī charitably based on her past conduct, even while suffering.
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