Shloka 7
सीतान्वेषणारम्भः
The Search for Sita Begins
कथं प्रतिज्ञां संश्रुत्य मया त्वमभियोजितः।।।।अपूरयित्वा तं कालं मत्सकाशमिहागतः।कामवृत्तमनार्यं मां मृषावादिनमेव च।।।।धिक्त्वामिति परे लोके व्यक्तं वक्ष्यति मे पिता।
kathaṃ pratijñāṃ saṃśrutya mayā tvam abhiyojitaḥ | apūrayitvā taṃ kālaṃ matsakāśam ihāgataḥ | kāmavṛttam anāryaṃ māṃ mṛṣāvādinam eva ca | dhik tvām iti pare loke vyaktaṃ vakṣyati me pitā ||
«Как же ты, будучи мною поручен под твоё данное обещание, вернулся ко мне сюда, не исполнив назначенного срока? В ином мире мой отец непременно скажет тебе прямо: “Позор тебе! Ты сделал меня человеком прихоти, недостойным и, воистину, лжецом.”»
My father say will surely in the other world: Without completing the appointed period of the vow taken, how could you come here ? Fie upon you ! You are irresponsible. You are ignoble. You are a liar.
FAQs
The primacy of satya and vow-keeping: Rāma frames moral integrity around completing a pledged duty within its specified term, and fears moral blame if that discipline is broken.
In grief, Rāma reproaches Lakṣmaṇa for returning early (before the agreed duration), interpreting it as a breach that would stain his own truthfulness and honor.
Rāma’s rigorous commitment to promises and reputation for truth, even amid intense personal suffering.