Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 107, Shloka 8
पितृवाक्यपालनम्, गयाश्रुति-उपदेशः, भरतस्य राज्यग्रहण-निर्देशः
Rama’s Counsel on Vows, the Gaya Śruti, and Bharata’s Return to Rule
सोऽहं वनमिदं प्राप्तो निर्जनं लक्ष्मणान्वितः।सीतया चाप्रतिद्वन्द्व स्सत्यवादे स्थितः पितुः।।2.107.8।।
so ’haṃ vanam idaṃ prāpto nirjanaṃ lakṣmaṇānvitaḥ |
sītayā cāpratidvandvaḥ satyavāde sthitaḥ pituḥ || 2.107.8 ||
Kaya ako’y nakarating sa gubat na ito, na walang tao, kasama si Lakṣmaṇa; at kasama rin si Sītā, at nananatiling matatag sa katotohanan ng aking ama—na walang kapantay sa pagtupad sa salita.
I have come to this lonely forest accompanied by Lakshmana and Sita, bent upon upholding the truth of our unrivalled father's words.
FAQs
Dharma as satya-rakṣaṇa (guarding truth): Rāma frames exile as a conscious act to preserve the moral authority of a father’s pledged word.
Rāma, speaking to Bharata, describes his present state in the forest with Lakṣmaṇa and Sītā and explains the moral resolve behind it.
Rāma’s integrity and steadfastness, and also Lakṣmaṇa’s and Sītā’s devoted solidarity in hardship.