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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.101.25

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 renews his intention to live with restraint in the forest and fulfill the vow through his own actions.

2.101.25

sthirā mayā pratijñātā pratijñā gurusaṃnidhau
prahṛṣṭamānasā devī kaikeyī cābhavat tadā

A firm vow was pledged by me in my father's presence, and thereupon Queen Kaikeyī became glad at heart.

Words: sthirā — firm; mayā pratijñātā — promised by me; pratijñā — the vow, promise; gurusaṃnidhau — in the presence of my father; prahṛṣṭamānasā — glad of heart; devī kaikeyī — Queen Kaikeyī; cābhavat tadā — and then became

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki, the ādikavi of the ādikāvya: the first poet of the first poem. 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.