तस्मिन्सम्भ्रियमाणे तु राघवस्याभिषेचने।कैकेयी नाम भर्तारमार्या सा याचते वरम्।।3.47.6।।
tasmin sambhriyamāṇe tu rāghavasyābhiṣecane | kaikeyī nāma bhartāram āryā sā yācate varam || 3.47.6 ||
Khi lễ quán đảnh tấn phong của Rāghava đang được chuẩn bị, phu nhân cao quý tên Kaikeyī đã cầu xin phu quân một ân huệ.
Arrangements for consecration were on when queen Kaikeyi sought a boon from the king.
It introduces the tension between satya (keeping promises) and dharma (righteous outcomes), a central moral problem in the epic.
During coronation preparations, Kaikeyī invokes a boon from the king, setting in motion the exile narrative.
Implicitly, the king’s commitment to truth (promise-keeping) is foregrounded as the coming ethical test.