Canto 2: Ayodhyā-kāṇḍa ()Chapter 105: Rāma Consoles Bharata With Spiritual InstructionsText 2.105.42
Canto 2 -
Ayodhyā-kāṇḍa
Chapter 105: Rāma Consoles Bharata With Spiritual Instructions
Text 2.105.42
न मया शासनं तस्य त्यक्तुं न्याय्यमरिंदम।
तत्त्वयापि सदा मान्यं स वै बन्धुः स नः पिता॥
na mayā śāsanaṁ tasya tyaktuṁ nyāyyam arindama
tat tvayāpi sadā mānyaṁ sa vai bandhuḥ sa naḥ pitā
na = not; mayā = for Me; śāsanam = order; tasya = his; tyaktum = to reject; nyāyyam = it is proper; arindama = O subdue of enemies; tat tvayā = and so You; api = also; sadā = always; mānyam = should honor [his order]; saḥ vai = after all, he was; bandhuḥ = Our relative; saḥ = he was; naḥ = Our; pitā = father.
O subduer of enemies, it is not proper for Me to reject his order. And so You should also always honor [his order]. After all, he was Our relative. He was Our father.