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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.101.27

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.

2.101.27

saṃtuṣṭapañcavargo 'haṃ lokayātrāṃ pravartaye
akuhaḥ śraddadhānaḥ san kāryākāryavicakṣaṇaḥ

with my five senses contented, guileless, faithful, and discerning between what should and should not be done, I shall carry on the business of life.

Words: saṃtuṣṭapañcavargo 'haṃ — I, with my group of five (senses) contented; lokayātrāṃ — the course of worldly life; pravartaye — I carry on, set in motion; akuhaḥ — free of guile; śraddadhānaḥ san — being full of faith; kāryākāryavicakṣaṇaḥ — discerning right and wrong action

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.