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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.101.13

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 101: Rāma rejects Jābāli’s advice. A ruler’s actions guide his subjects, truth sustains trust and no worldly gain justifies breaking his father’s promise

In the sequence: he presents truth as the foundation of promises, religious practice, and social confidence

2.101.13

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

Truth alone is sovereign in the world; on truth the goddess Padmā (Śrī) rests; all things are rooted in truth, and there is no state higher than truth.

Words: satyam eveśvaro — truth alone is the lord; loke — in the world; satyaṃ — on truth; padmā — Padmā (the goddess Śrī); samāśritā — rests, depends; satyamūlāni — rooted in truth; sarvāṇi — all things; satyān — than truth; nāsti — there is not; paraṃ padam — a higher state

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki. Sanskrit: The Vālmīki-Rāmāyaṇa: Critical Edition, Oriental Institute, Baroda, 1960–1975 (gen. eds. G. H. Bhatt, U. P. Shah); IAST from GRETIL (Göttingen). Translation and word glosses: Claude Opus 4.6–4.7; summaries and sequences: ChatGPT Astra (machine-made). Numbering follows the Critical Edition, not the vulgate (e.g. Gita Press, valmikiramayan.net), so sarga and verse numbers can differ from those editions.