Shloka 15
गुहसंवादः—रामस्य रात्रिवासवर्णनम्
Dialogue with Guha: Account of Rama’s Night Halt
तत्सर्वं प्रत्यनुज्ञासीद्राम स्सत्यपराक्रमः।न तु तत्प्रत्यगृह्णात्स क्षत्रधर्ममनुस्मरन्।।।।
tat sarvaṃ pratyanujñāsīd rāmaḥ satyaparākramaḥ |
na tu tat pratyagṛhṇāt sa kṣatradharmam anusmaran ||
رام، جو سچائی کی ثابت قدم قوت والے ہیں، نے اس سب کو مہربانی سے قبولِ خاطر کیا؛ مگر کشتریہ دھرم کو یاد رکھتے ہوئے، اس نذر کو حقیقتاً قبول نہ فرمایا۔
Rama whose prowess is his truth, acknowledged all that but remembering the duty enjoined on a kshatriya did not accept them.
FAQs
Self-restraint aligned with svadharma: Rāma honors the giver but maintains the discipline expected of a kṣatriya living by principled austerity.
After Guha offers abundant food, Rāma responds courteously but refuses to receive it.
Rāma’s satya (truthfulness) and maryādā (propriety) expressed as disciplined refusal without disrespect.