Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 63, Shloka 47
दशरथस्य शोकानुचिन्तनं शब्धवेधि-दोषस्मरणं च
Daśaratha’s grief, karmic reflection, and the remembered ‘śabdavedhī’ misdeed
इयमेकपदी राजन्यतो मे पितुराश्रमः।तं प्रसादय गत्वा त्वं न त्वां स कुपितश्शपेत्।।2.63.47।।
iyam ekapadī rājan yato me pitur āśramaḥ |
taṃ prasādaya gatvā tvaṃ na tvāṃ sa kupitaḥ śapet ||2.63.47||
大王啊，这条狭窄的小径通向我父亲的修行林庵。你前去求他息怒、赐予宽恕，免得他盛怒之下诅咒你。
'O king, this footpath leads to my father's hermitage. Go and beg his forgiveness so that he may not curse you out of anger.
FAQs
It teaches prāyaścitta in practice: approach the wronged party, speak truth, and seek reconciliation rather than fleeing consequences.
Śravaṇa directs the king to his father’s āśrama and advises him to appease the grieving ascetic to avoid a curse.
Guidance rooted in righteousness: Śravaṇa offers the king a path toward accountability even after a grave mistake.