Shloka 71
अर्थिनामुपपन्नानां पूर्वं चाप्युपकारिणाम्।आशां संश्रुत्य यो हन्ति स लोके पुरुषाधमः।।
arthinām upapannānāṃ pūrvaṃ cāpy upakāriṇām |
āśāṃ saṃśrutya yo hanti sa loke puruṣādhamaḥ ||
جو شخص مدد کے طالب—خصوصاً پہلے کے محسن—کو پختہ وعدے سے امید دلا کر پھر اس امید کو توڑ دے، وہ اس دنیا میں بدترین انسان ہے۔
'He who, having promised to his friend to grant his desire and who, having been obliged, fails to implement the promise, is the lowest on earth.
FAQs
Dharma requires honoring assurances given to those who seek refuge or help—especially to prior benefactors; breaking such pledged hope is adharma.
Lakshmana, distressed by delay in searching for Sita, condemns the moral baseness of breaking a promised commitment (aimed at Sugriva’s inaction).
Reliability and gratitude—standing by one’s pledged word to those who have helped you.