Shloka 23
दशरथदर्शनम् — Dasharatha’s Epiphany and Benedictions
Sarga 122
निवृत्तवनवासोऽसिप्रतिज्ञापूरितात्वया ।रावणं च रणेहत्वादेवताःपरितोषिताः ।।।।
nivṛttavanavāso 'si pratijñā pūritā tvayā |
rāvaṇaṃ ca raṇe hatvā devatāḥ paritoṣitāḥ ||
تمہاری بن باس کی مدت پوری ہوئی، اور تم نے اپنی پرتیجنا نبھا دی؛ رن میں راون کو مار کر تم نے دیوتاؤں کو بھی خوش کر دیا۔
"The period of your exile has been completed, my promise has been fulfilled in the battlefield and the gods have also gratified you."
FAQs
Satya and dharma as vow-fulfilment: righteousness is validated by keeping one’s promise and restoring moral order by defeating adharma.
Daśaratha declares the completion of exile and acknowledges Rāvaṇa’s defeat as a cosmic and ethical resolution.
Integrity (truthfulness to vows) joined with righteous courage in confronting wrongdoing.