Shloka 21
गुणप्रशंसा–युवराजनिर्णयः
Praise of Rama’s Virtues and the Decision on the Heir-Apparent
कल्याणाभिजन स्साधुरदीन स्सत्यवागृजुः।वृद्धैरभिविनीतश्च द्विजैर्धर्मार्थदर्शिभिः।।।।
kalyāṇābhijanaḥ sādhuḥ adīnaḥ satyavāg ṛjuḥ | vṛddhair abhivinītaś ca dvijair dharmārtha-darśibhiḥ ||
ఆయన కల్యాణకరమైన వంశంలో జన్మించినవాడు, సాధు, ఎప్పుడూ దీనమనస్సు లేనివాడు; వాక్యంలో సత్యవంతుడు, ప్రవర్తనలో ఋజువు. ధర్మార్థదర్శులైన వృద్ధ ద్విజులు ఆయనను సమ్యకంగా వినయశీలుడిగా తీర్చిదిద్దారు.
Born in a family of noble descent, he was saintly. A man without meanness.He was truthful and a man of rectitude. The training he received under aged brahmins conversant with dharma and artha made him well-disciplined.
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Truthfulness and rectitude are presented as learned disciplines: dharma is cultivated through guidance by elders who balance moral law (dharma) with practical governance (artha).
The text strengthens Rāma’s moral profile by linking his virtues to proper upbringing and instruction.
Satya (truthful speech) and ṛjutā (uprightness), reinforced by disciplined training.