Valmiki Ramayana 2.53.32: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 53, Shloka 32
पञ्चाशत्तमः सर्गः (Sarga 53): Rāma’s Lament, Vigil for Sītā, and Lakṣmaṇa’s Consolation
नहि तातं न शत्रुघ्नं न सुमित्रां परन्तप ।
द्रष्टुमिच्छेयमद्याहं स्वर्गं चापि त्वया विना ॥३२॥
nahi tātaṃ na śatrughnaṃ na sumitrāṃ parantapa |
draṣṭum iccheyam adyāhaṃ svargaṃ cāpi tvayā vinā ||32||
اے پرنتپ، دشمنوں کو ستانے والے! تمہارے بغیر آج میں نہ پتا کو دیکھنا چاہوں گا، نہ شترُگھن کو، نہ سُمِترا کو—اور نہ ہی سُورگ کو۔
Without you, O Rama, tormentor of enemies, I wish to see neither father nor Satrughna nor Sumitra nor even heaven itself!
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Dharma can demand prioritizing righteous companionship and service over even the highest personal rewards; loyalty to the dharmic person becomes the highest good.
Lakṣmaṇa declares that, without Rāma, even family ties and the promise of heaven hold no attraction.
Single-minded dedication (ananya-bhakti-like loyalty) and renunciatory resolve.
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