कैकेयीवरप्रार्थना · Kaikeyi Demands the Two Boons
यं मुहूर्तमपश्यंस्तु न जीवेयमहं ध्रुवम् ।
तेन रामेण कैकेयि शपे ते वचनक्रियाम् ॥७॥
yaṁ muhūrtam apaśyaṁs tu na jīveyam ahaṁ dhruvam |
tena rāmeṇa kaikeyi śape te vacanakriyām ||7||
హే కైకేయీ! ఆయనను ఒక్క క్షణమైనా చూడకపోతే నేను నిశ్చయంగా జీవించలేను. ఆ రాముని మీద ప్రమాణం చేసి నీ వాక్యాన్ని నెరవేర్చుదునని శపథం చేస్తున్నాను.
O Kaikeyi, in the name of Rama without seeing whom I, for sure, cannot live a momment, I swear I will fulfil your desire.
Satya is intensified into a solemn oath: the king binds himself to fulfilment. Yet the verse also shows how attachment can push a person into irreversible commitments.
Daśaratha expresses his dependence on Rāma and uses Rāma’s name to guarantee Kaikeyī’s demand even before hearing it.
Daśaratha’s truth-commitment is emphasized—though it is portrayed as emotionally driven and thus precarious.
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