Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 59, Shloka 25
एकोनषष्ठितमः सर्गः (Sarga 59): सुमन्त्रवाक्यं, अयोध्याविषादः, दाशरथिशोकसागरः
सूत यद्यस्ति ते किञ्चिन्मया तु सुकृतं कृतम्।त्वं प्रापयाऽऽशु मां रामं प्राणास्सन्त्वरयन्तिमाम्।।2.59.25।।
sūta yady asti te kiñcin mayā tu sukṛtaṃ kṛtam | tvaṃ prāpaya āśu māṃ rāmaṃ prāṇāḥ santvarayanti mām || 2.59.25 ||
Hỡi người đánh xe, nếu ta từng làm cho ngươi dù chỉ một chút điều lành, thì hãy mau đưa ta đến với Rāma—hơi thở mạng sống của ta đang thúc giục ta đi về cõi chết.
O Charioteer, if ever I have rendered you any favour, quickly take me to Rama. My life is hastening me (fast running out).
FAQs
It highlights reciprocity and loyalty: Daśaratha appeals to past goodwill as a moral bond, urging prompt compassionate action in a moment of crisis.
Daśaratha, physically and mentally collapsing from separation, implores Sumantra to take him immediately to see Rāma.
Sumantra’s expected fidelity and service (sevā-dharma) to the king, and Daśaratha’s candid admission of human frailty.