Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 34, Shloka 10
रामदर्शनार्थं दारानयनम्
The Queens Summoned; Rama’s Leave-Taking and Dasaratha’s Collapse
सुमंन्त्रानय मे दारान् ये केचिदिह मामकाः।दारैः परिवृतस्सर्वैर्द्रष्टुमिच्छामि धार्मिकम्।।।।
sumantrānaya me dārān ye kecid iha māmakāḥ | dāraiḥ parivṛtaḥ sarvair draṣṭum icchāmi dhārmikam ||
“Sumantra, dalhin mo sa akin ang lahat ng aking mga asawa na naririto. Napalilibutan ng lahat ng aking mga maybahay, nais kong makita ang matuwid na si Rāma.”
O Sumantra! bring all my consorts who are here. In the company of all my wives, I desire to give audience to virtuous Rama.
FAQs
Household dharma and public legitimacy: the king seeks to meet Rāma in the presence of the royal family, reflecting formal, accountable conduct.
Daśaratha orders Sumantra to gather the queens so the king may receive Rāma with the household assembled.
Daśaratha’s concern for propriety and the collective witness of the royal household.