Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 13, Shloka 6
अयोध्याकाण्डे त्रयोदशः सर्गः | Kaikeyi Presses the Boons; Dasaratha’s Lament and Collapse
स्वर्गेऽपि खलु रामस्य कुशलं दैवतैरहम्।प्रत्यादेशादभिहितं धारयिष्ये कथं बत।।।।
svarge 'pi khalu rāmasya kuśalaṃ daivatair aham | pratyādeśād abhihitaṃ dhārayiṣye kathaṃ bata ||
சுவர்க்கத்திலும் தேவர்கள் ராமனின் நலத்தை என்னிடம் கேட்டால், நான் மறுத்து கூறிய சொற்றொடரை எவ்வாறு நிலைநிறுத்துவேன்? அய்யோ, என்ன பேராபத்து!
Even in heaven when the gods enquire about the welfare of Rama how will I convince them about his banishment repudiating the fact? What a catastrophe!
FAQs
Satya is shown as accountability before higher witnesses: the king fears moral scrutiny even beyond life, revealing truth as a cosmic, not merely social, obligation.
Daśaratha imagines the afterlife and the gods questioning him about Rāma, and he dreads having to justify the exile.
A tender conscience: Daśaratha’s inner commitment to truth and moral reputation before divine judgment.