अयोध्याकाण्डे विंशः सर्गः
Rama Enters Kauśalyā’s Antaḥpura; Ritual Preparations and the Shock of Exile
सत्यप्रतिज्ञं पितरं राजानं पश्य राघव।अद्यैव हि त्वां धर्मात्मा यौवराज्येऽभिषेक्ष्यति।।।।
satyapratijñaṃ pitaraṃ rājānaṃ paśya rāghava |
adyaiva hi tvāṃ dharmātmā yauvarājye 'bhiṣekṣyati ||
اے راگھو! اپنے پتا، سچّی پرتیجنا والے راجا کو دیکھو؛ وہ دھرماتما آج ہی تمہیں یَووراجیہ کے لیے ابھیشیک کرے گا۔
O scion of the Raghu race! see the king, your righteous and truthful father, who will consecrate you as prince-regent today itself.
Satya is central: a king’s integrity—truthfulness to his pledged word—is presented as the foundation of righteous rule.
Kauśalyā joyfully anticipates Rāma’s consecration as prince-regent and points to Daśaratha’s reputation for keeping his promise.
Daśaratha’s satyapratijñā (fidelity to vows) and the ideal that governance must be anchored in truth and dharma.
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