Valmiki Ramayana 2.31.22: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 31, Shloka 22
लक्ष्मणस्य वनानुगमन-प्रतिज्ञा तथा आयुध-संग्रहः
Lakshmana’s Vow to Follow Rama and the Retrieval of Divine Weapons
कुरुष्व मामनुचरं वैधर्म्यं नेह विद्यते ।
कृतार्थोऽहं भविष्यामि तव चार्थः प्रकल्पते ॥२२॥
kuruṣva mām anucaraṃ vaidharmyaṃ neha vidyate |
kṛtārtho 'haṃ bhaviṣyāmi tava cārthaḥ prakalpate ||22||
నన్ను మీ అనుచరుడిగా, అనుగామిగా చేయండి; ఇందులో ధర్మభంగం ఏమాత్రం లేదు। నేను కృతార్థుడనవుతాను, మీ కార్యమూ సిద్ధిస్తుంది॥
Make me your follower. There is no breach of virtue in this. I will have my purposeaccomplished. Your object also will be fulfilled.
FAQs
Sevā as dharma: Lakṣmaṇa frames personal accompaniment not as indulgence but as righteous duty, explicitly denying any vaidharmya (ethical impropriety).
Lakṣmaṇa formally petitions Rāma to accept him as an attendant in the forest-exile, arguing it benefits both.
Selfless loyalty—Lakṣmaṇa seeks fulfillment through service rather than status or comfort.
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