कुलोचितमतिः क्षात्रं धर्म स्वं बहुमन्यते।
मन्यते परया कीर्त्या महत्स्वर्गफलं ततः॥
kulocita-matiḥ kṣātraṁ dharmaṁ svaṁ bahu manyate
manyate parayā kīrtyā mahat-svarga-phalaṁ tataḥ
kula-ucita-matiḥ = His intelligence was up to the standard of His dynasty; kṣātram = of a kṣatriya; dharmam = duty; svam = His; bahu = greatly; manyate = He honored; manyate = He considered that; parayā = and thus attaining great [righteous]; kīrtyā = fame; mahat-svarga-phalam = one can attain the great result of attaining Svarga; tataḥ = by executing that duty.
His intelligence was up to the standard of His dynasty. He greatly honored His duty of a kṣatriya. He considered that by executing that duty and thus attaining great [righteous] fame, one can attain the great result of attaining Svarga.
Śrī Rāmacandra’s intelligence was exclusively inclined to the various characteristics of [the kings of] the dynasty of King Ikṣvāku: mercy, expertise, bestowal of complete protection to anyone who approached them for shelter. Lord Rāma greatly honored His duty of a kṣatriya to destroy the miscreants and maintain His citizens because of this scriptural principle—śreyān sva-dharmo viguṇaḥ para-dharmāt sv-anuṣṭhitāt: “It is far better to discharge one’s prescribed duties, even though faultily, than another’s duties perfectly.” (Bhagavad-gītā 3.35)
Why did He honor His duty of a kṣatriya? That is stated in the second half of this verse. Carrying out one’s [specific] duty in the varṇāśrama system will grant one fame [among the righteous] and then lead the performer to Svarga.1 Lord Rāma knew this.
1. As already pointed in the commentary to text 1.15.34, Svarga can refer to any of the upper planets above outer space including the spiritual world of Vaikuṇṭha. Those who engage in their prescribed duties along with Bhāgavata-dharma with the desire to become pure in heart, that is, free from lust, anger and greed, in order to purely serve the Lord and His associates in the spiritual world will attain their cherished desires in due course of time. Lord Rāmacandra’s meticulous performance of His duties within the varṇāśrama system is meant for such devotees. See the note to text 1.1.35.