Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 66, Shloka 20
अयोध्यायां शोकविलापः
Lamentation in Ayodhya after Daśaratha’s death
स हि नाथस्सदास्माकं तव च प्रभुरात्मवान्।वनं रामो गतश्श्रीमान्विहाय नृपतिश्रियम्।।।।
sa hi nāthaḥ sadāsmākaṃ tava ca prabhur ātmavān |
vanaṃ rāmo gataḥ śrīmān vihāya nṛpatiśriyam ||
அந்த ஸ்ரீமான் ராமனே எங்களுக்கும் உனக்கும் என்றும் நாதனும், தன்னடக்கமுடைய ஆண்டவனும்; அரசரின் மகிமையைத் துறந்து அவர் வனத்திற்குச் சென்றார்।
Rama, who was always our and your self-possessed master and protector has gone to the forest, indeed, abandoning royal wealth.
FAQs
Rāma’s renunciation of royal splendor for the sake of obeying a pledged word exemplifies dharma grounded in satya—truthfulness and fidelity to vows, even at personal cost.
Kausalyā speaks to Kaikeyī after Daśaratha’s death, pointing out that Rāma—the true protector—has been sent to the forest, leaving the palace bereft.
Rāma’s ātmavatva (self-mastery) and tyāga (renunciation), presented as the hallmark of maryādā-puruṣottama conduct.