Shloka 48
वाली–रामसंवादः
Rama’s Justification to Vali on Rājadharma
तदयुक्तं मया पूर्वं प्रमादादुक्तमप्रियम् ।तत्रापि खलु मे दोषं कर्तुं नार्हसि राघव ।। ।।
tad ayuktaṃ mayā pūrvaṃ pramādād uktam apriyam | tatrāpi khalu me doṣaṃ kartuṃ nārhasi rāghava ||
ถ้อยคำอันไม่น่าฟังนั้น ซึ่งข้าพเจ้าเคยกล่าวไว้ก่อนด้วยความประมาทอย่างไม่เหมาะสม—โอ้ ราฆวะ แม้เพียงเรื่องนั้นก็ขอพระองค์อย่าทรงกล่าวโทษข้าพเจ้าเลย
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FAQs
Dharma includes restraint in speech and the readiness to seek pardon for verbal wrongdoing committed in ignorance or carelessness.
This verse reiterates Vālī’s apology (a repetition/variant preserved in the Southern Recension), emphasizing his request not to be blamed for earlier harsh speech.
Forgiveness-seeking and moral self-correction—Vālī explicitly owns his fault and asks for clemency.