Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 12, Shloka 103
द्वादशः सर्गः — Kaikeyi’s Boons and Dasaratha’s Moral Collapse
Ayodhya Kanda 12
अनर्थभावेऽर्थपरे नृशंसे ममानुतापाय निविष्टभावे।किमप्रियं पश्यसि मन्निमित्तं हितानुकारिण्यथवाऽपि रामे।।।।
anarthabhāve ’rthapare nṛśaṃse mamānutāpāya niviṣṭabhāve | kim apriyaṃ paśyasi mannimittaṃ hitānukāriṇy athavā ’pi rāme ||
噫，你本性趋向祸害，贪婪而残忍，执意令我受苦——为了我，你在那行善利他的罗摩身上，究竟看见了什么过失？
O malicious one, O covetous one, O cruel one, O woman determined to tormentme, what fault have you seen in Rama who is always devoted to the welfare of others?
FAQs
Dharma demands truth-based judgment: Daśaratha insists that action against Rama must rest on a real fault, yet Rama is characterized as ‘hitānukārin’—one who works for others’ welfare.
Daśaratha challenges Kaikeyī to name any genuine wrongdoing in Rama that could justify exile.
Rama’s benevolence and public-spirited conduct (working for the welfare of others).