Rāmāyaṇa-rev-2-3 (revised text) · Chapter 2.101

jābāles tu vacaḥ śrutvā rāmaḥ satyātmanāṃ varaḥ
uvāca parayā yuktyā svabuddhyā cāvipannayā //

bhavān me priyakāmārthaṃ vacanaṃ yad ihoktavān
akāryaṃ kāryasaṃkāśam apathyaṃ pathyasaṃmitam //

nirmaryādas tu puruṣaḥ pāpācārasamanvitaḥ
mānaṃ na labhate satsu bhinnacāritradarśanaḥ //

kulīnam akulīnaṃ vā vīraṃ puruṣamāninam
cāritram eva vyākhyāti śuciṃ vā yadi vāśucim //

anāryas tv āryasaṃkāśaḥ śaucāddhīnas tathā śuciḥ
lakṣaṇyavad alakṣaṇyo duḥśīlaḥ śīlavān iva //

adharmaṃ dharmaveṣeṇa yadīmaṃ lokasaṃkaram
abhipatsye śubhaṃ hitvā kriyāvidhivivarjitam //

kaś cetayānaḥ puruṣaḥ kāryākāryavicakṣaṇaḥ
bahu maṃsyati māṃ loke durvṛttaṃ lokadūṣaṇam //

kasya yāsyāmy ahaṃ vṛttaṃ kena vā svargam āpnuyām
anayā vartamāno 'haṃ vṛttyā hīnapratijñayā //

kāmavṛttas tv ayaṃ lokaḥ kṛtsnaḥ samupavartate
yadvṛttāḥ santi rājānas tadvṛttāḥ santi hi prajāḥ //

satyam evānṛśaṃsyaṃ ca rājavṛttaṃ sanātanam
tasmāt satyātmakaṃ rājyaṃ satye lokaḥ pratiṣṭhitaḥ //

ṛṣayaś caiva devāś ca satyam eva hi menire
satyavādī hi loke 'smin paramaṃ gacchati kṣayam //

udvijante yathā sarpān narād anṛtavādinaḥ
dharmaḥ satyaṃ paro loke mūlaṃ svargasya cocyate //

satyam eveśvaro loke satyaṃ padmā samāśritā
satyamūlāni sarvāṇi satyān nāsti paraṃ padam //

dattam iṣṭaṃ hutaṃ caiva taptāni ca tapāṃsi ca
vedāḥ satyapratiṣṭhānās tasmāt satyaparo bhavet //

ekaḥ pālayate lokam ekaḥ pālayate kulam
majjaty eko hi niraya ekaḥ svarge mahīyate //

so 'haṃ pitur nideśaṃ tu kimarthaṃ nānupālaye
satyapratiśravaḥ satyaṃ satyena samayīkṛtaḥ //

naiva lobhān na mohād vā na cājñānāt tamo'nvitaḥ
setuṃ satyasya bhetsyāmi guroḥ satyapratiśravaḥ //

asatyasaṃdhasya sataś calasyāsthiracetasaḥ
naiva devā na pitaraḥ pratīcchantīti naḥ śrutam //

pratyagātmam imaṃ dharmaṃ satyaṃ paśyāmy ahaṃ svayam
bhāraḥ satpuruṣācīrṇas tadartham abhinandyate //

kṣātraṃ dharmam ahaṃ tyakṣye hy adharmaṃ dharmasaṃhitam
kṣudrair nṛśaṃsair lubdhaiś ca sevitaṃ pāpakarmabhiḥ //

kāyena kurute pāpaṃ manasā sampradhārya ca
anṛtaṃ jihvayā cāha trividhaṃ karma pātakam //

bhūmiḥ kīrtir yaśo lakṣmīḥ puruṣaṃ prārthayanti hi
svargasthaṃ cānubadhnanti satyam eva bhajeta tat //

śreṣṭhaṃ hy anāryam eva syād yad bhavān avadhārya mām
āha yuktikarair vākyair idaṃ bhadraṃ kuruṣva ha //

kathaṃ hy ahaṃ pratijñāya vanavāsam imaṃ guroḥ
bharatasya kariṣyāmi vaco hitvā guror vacaḥ //

sthirā mayā pratijñātā pratijñā gurusaṃnidhau
prahṛṣṭamānasā devī kaikeyī cābhavat tadā //

vanavāsaṃ vasann evaṃ śucir niyatabhojanaḥ
mūlaiḥ puṣpaiḥ phalaiḥ puṇyaiḥ pitṝn devāṃś ca tarpayan //

saṃtuṣṭapañcavargo 'haṃ lokayātrāṃ pravartaye
akuhaḥ śraddadhānaḥ san kāryākāryavicakṣaṇaḥ //

karmabhūmim imāṃ prāpya kartavyaṃ karma yac chubham
agnir vāyuś ca somaś ca karmaṇāṃ phalabhāginaḥ //

śataṃ kratūnām āhṛtya devarāṭ tridivaṃ gataḥ
tapāṃsy ugrāṇi cāsthāya divaṃ yātā maharṣayaḥ //

satyaṃ ca dharmaṃ ca parākramaṃ ca bhūtānukampāṃ priyavāditāṃ ca
dvijātidevātithipūjanaṃ ca panthānam āhus tridivasya santaḥ //

dharme ratāḥ satpuruṣaiḥ sametās tejasvino dānaguṇapradhānāḥ
ahiṃsakā vītamalāś ca loke bhavanti pūjyā munayaḥ pradhānāḥ //