एकोनचत्वारिंशः सर्गः
Dasaratha’s Lament, Sumantra’s Commission, and Sita’s Vow of Marital Dharma
न त्वेवानागते काले देहाच्च्यवति जीवितम्।कैकेय्या क्लिश्यमानस्य मृत्युर्मम न विद्यते।।2.39.5।।योऽहं पावकसङ्काशं पश्यामि पुरतः स्थितम्।विहाय वसने सूक्ष्मे तापसाच्छादमात्मजम्।।2.39.6।।
yo 'haṃ pāvaka-saṅkāśaṃ paśyāmi purataḥ sthitam | vihāya vasane sūkṣme tāpasācchādam ātmajam || 2.39.6 ||
“Ako—na nakikita ang aking sariling anak na nakatayo sa harap ko, nagniningning na parang apoy, iniwan ang mariringal na kasuotan at nababalutan ng damit ng isang asceta—gayunma’y hindi pa rin ako tinatapos ng kamatayan.”
'In the past I must have separated many from their children or harmed many living beings. That is why I think this calamity has befallen me.
Dharma as renunciation and obedience to truth-bound duty: Rāma’s adoption of ascetic garb embodies commitment to a righteous promise, even when it causes personal and familial anguish.
Daśaratha witnesses Rāma preparing for exile—removing royal clothes and donning ascetic attire—intensifying the king’s grief.
Rāma’s steadfastness and sacrificial obedience; Daśaratha’s helpless sorrow in the face of that righteous resolve.