Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 59, Shloka 27
एकोनषष्ठितमः सर्गः (Sarga 59): सुमन्त्रवाक्यं, अयोध्याविषादः, दाशरथिशोकसागरः
अथवाऽपि महाबाहुर्गतो दूरं भविष्यति।मामेव रथमारोप्य शीघ्रं रामाय दर्शय।।2.58.27।।
athavāpi mahābāhur gato dūraṃ bhaviṣyati | mām eva ratham āropya śīghraṃ rāmāya darśaya || 2.59.27 ||
O kung ang makapangyarihang-bisig ay nakalayo na, isakay mo ako mismo sa karwahe at madali akong dalhin upang makita si Rāma.
Otherwise if (you think) the mightyarmed (Rama) has gone too far then quickly put me in the chariot, and show me Rama (Carry me to him).
FAQs
It stresses compassionate responsiveness: when a dependent suffers, timely help becomes a duty; Sumantra’s service is framed as immediate dharmic action.
Fearing Rāma has gone too far to be recalled, Daśaratha asks to be taken by chariot so he can see Rāma directly.
Sumantra’s readiness to act and Daśaratha’s intense filial attachment, revealing the depth of relational duty in the epic.