Ramayana · 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 śaucād dhīnas 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 tad artham abhinandyate

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

kāyena kurute pāpaṃ manasā saṃpradhārya 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