Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 111, Shloka 22
अयोध्याकाण्डे एकादशोत्तरशततमः सर्गः
Sarga 111: Counsel on Gurus, Parental Debt, and Bharata’s Protest
तेषामाज्ञाय वचनं रामो वचनमब्रवीत्।एवं निबोध वचनं सुहृदां धर्मचक्षुषाम्।।।।
teṣām ājñāya vacanaṃ rāmo vacanam abravīt |
evaṃ nibodha vacanaṃ suhṛdāṃ dharmacakṣuṣām ||
तेषां वचनं विज्ञाय रामोऽब्रवीत्— एवं निबोधत, सुहृदां धर्मचक्षुषां वचनम्।
Having understood their words, Rama said to him, 'Listen to the words of our friends who have a righteous vision.'
FAQs
Dharma-guided decision-making: Rama frames counsel as valuable when it arises from righteous discernment (dharmacakṣu), not from self-interest.
In the tense succession dispute after Daśaratha’s death, Rama responds to the gathered voices and directs attention to dharmic counsel.
Rama’s humility and commitment to dharma—he privileges righteous advice and collective well-being over personal claim.