Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 109, Shloka 15
सत्यधर्मप्रतिपादनम्
Rama’s Defense of Truth and Dharma in Reply to Jabali
एकः पालयते लोकमेकः पालयते कुलम्।मज्जत्येको हि निरय एक स्स्वर्गे महीयते।।2.109.15।।
ekaḥ pālayate lokam ekaḥ pālayate kulam | majjaty eko hi niraye ekaḥ svarge mahīyate ||
คนหนึ่งพิทักษ์โลก อีกคนหนึ่งเพียงค้ำจุนตระกูล คนหนึ่งจมสู่นรก อีกคนหนึ่งได้รับเกียรติในสวรรค์—ผลลัพธ์ย่อมเป็นไปตามสัจจะและมุสาวาท
One protects the world. Another runs his family. One plunges into hell. Another is honoured in heaven. (These are the fruits of truth and untruth).
FAQs
Human choices create divergent moral destinies; truth elevates and is honored, while untruth degrades and leads to ruin.
Rāma contrasts life-paths and consequences to show that ethical speech and fidelity to truth determine both social honor and spiritual outcome.
Accountability: recognizing that one’s integrity (or lack of it) shapes one’s fate and reputation.