Valmiki Ramayana 2.31.7: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 31, Shloka 7
लक्ष्मणस्य वनानुगमन-प्रतिज्ञा तथा आयुध-संग्रहः
Lakshmana’s Vow to Follow Rama and the Retrieval of Divine Weapons
अनुज्ञातश्च भवता पूर्वमेव यदस्म्यहम् ।
किमिदानीं पुनरिदं क्रियते मन्निवारणम् ॥७॥
anujñātaś ca bhavatā pūrvam eva yad asmy aham |
kim idānīṃ punar idaṃ kriyate man-nivāraṇam ||7||
पूर्वमेव भवता यदहं अनुज्ञातः, तर्हि इदानीं पुनरिदं मन्निवारणं किमर्थं क्रियते?
You have granted permission to me earlier.Why are you now preventing me?
FAQs
Satya as consistency: Lakshmaṇa appeals to the ethical weight of prior consent—words and permissions should not be reversed without reason.
Lakshmaṇa questions Rāma’s change in stance, pointing out that he had earlier been allowed to accompany him.
Frankness joined with respect—he challenges the decision, yet addresses Rāma within the bounds of brotherly reverence.
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