Ramayana — Bala Kanda, Sarga 67, Shloka 27
शिवधनुर्दर्शनं—रामेण धनुर्भङ्गश्च
The Showing of Śiva’s Bow and Rama’s Breaking of It
कौशिकश्च तथेत्याह राजा चाभाष्य मन्त्रिण:।।।।अयोध्यां प्रेषयामास धर्मात्मा कृतशासनान्।यथावृत्तं समाख्यातुमानेतुं च नृपं तदा।।।।
kauśikaś ca tathety āha rājā cābhāṣya mantriṇaḥ | ayodhyāṃ preṣayāmāsa dharmātmā kṛtaśāsanān | yathāvṛttaṃ samākhyātum ānetuṃ ca nṛpaṃ tadā ||
Kauśika đáp: “Được vậy.” Rồi vị vua đức hạnh, sau khi bàn định cùng các đại thần, liền sai những sứ thần đã được dặn dò chu đáo đến Ayodhyā, để tâu bày trọn vẹn mọi việc đúng như đã xảy ra và thỉnh rước đức vua (Daśaratha) đến.
The son of Kausika (Viswamitra) also said, "So be it". The virtuous king, having consulted his ministers, despatched counsellors to Ayodhya to communicate to king Dasaratha all that had taken place and bring him (to Mithila).ityārṣē śrīmadrāmāyaṇē vālmīkīya ādikāvyē bālakāṇḍē saptaṣaṣṭitamassarga:৷৷Thus ends the sixtyseventh sarga of Balakanda of the holy Ramayana the first epic composed by sage Valmiki.
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Dharma as truthful communication and lawful process: events must be reported “as they happened,” and decisions proceed through counsel and proper authorization.
Viśvāmitra consents; Janaka consults ministers and dispatches envoys to Ayodhyā to brief Daśaratha and escort him to Mithilā.
Janaka’s dharmic statecraft—deliberation with ministers, clear instructions, and insistence on factual reporting (satya).