Shloka 27
तामेन वेलां वक्तव्यं त्वया राघव तत्त्वतः।वालिनं न निहन्मीति ततो नाहमितो व्रजे4.12.27।।
tām ena velāṃ vaktavyaṃ tvayā rāghava tattvataḥ | vālinam na nihanmīti tato nāham ito vraje || 4.12.27 ||
اُسی وقت، اے راغھو! تمہیں حقیقت صاف صاف بتانی چاہیے تھی کہ ‘میں والی کو نہیں ماروں گا’؛ پھر میں ہرگز یہاں سے باہر نہ جاتا۔
'Had you, in fact, told me that you were not going to kill Vali, I would not have budged from this place.'
FAQs
Satya (truthfulness) is foundational to dharma: truthful disclosure enables informed consent—without it, an ally is pushed into danger under false expectations.
Sugrīva argues that if Rāma had been truthful about not killing Vāli (as Sugrīva assumes from the inaction), Sugrīva would not have initiated the confrontation.
Commitment to truth and fairness in partnership—demanding clarity before risking life and honor.