Shloka 26
वाली–रामसंवादः
Rama’s Justification to Vali on Rājadharma
सुग्रीवेण च मे सख्यं लक्ष्मणेन यथा तथा।दारराज्यनिमित्तं च निःश्रेयसि रत स्स मे।।प्रतिज्ञा च मया दत्ता तदा वानरसन्निधौ।प्रतिज्ञा च कथं शक्या मद्विधेनानवेक्षितुम्।।
sugrīveṇa ca me sakhyaṃ lakṣmaṇena yathā tathā | dārarājyānimittaṃ ca niḥśreyasi rataś ca me || pratijñā ca mayā dattā tadā vānarasannidhau | pratijñā ca kathaṃ śakyā madvidhenānavekṣitum ||
Ang pakikipagkaibigan ko kay Sugriva ay kasingtatag ng kay Lakshmana; ito’y para maibalik ang kanyang asawa at kaharian, at nakatuon sa matuwid na layon. Noon, sa harap ng mga vānaras, ibinigay ko ang aking panata—paano ko, na tulad ko, magagawang suwayin ang pangako?
'My friendship with Sugriva is as strong as that with Lakshmana. Its motive is the recovery of his wife and sovereignty. I have promised this to him in the presence of monkeys. How can a pledge remain unhonoured by a person like me? How is it possible?
FAQs
Satya expressed as fidelity to one’s pledge (pratijñā): dharma requires that a promise given publicly for a righteous purpose must be honored.
Rama explains that his alliance with Sugriva and his action against Vali are bound to a vow made before the vānaras to restore Sugriva’s wife and kingship.
Integrity: Rama underscores that he cannot abandon a sworn promise, especially one made openly.