Valmiki Ramayana · Ayodhya Kanda · Sarga 2
इदं शरीरं कृत्स्नस्य लोकस्य चरता हितम्। पाण्डुरस्याऽतपत्रस्यच्छायायां जरितं मया
idaṃ śarīraṃ kṛtsnasya lokasya caratā hitam| pāṇḍurasyā'tapatrasyacchāyāyāṃ jaritaṃ mayā
My body has attained old age after ruling the entire world ensuring the welfare of the people under the shade of royal white parasol.
— M.N. Dutt (1891)
Commentary
Dasharatha desires release (mokṣa) from the burden of rule. The word choice is striking — he speaks of kingship as a weight he has carried long enough. He is not abdicating out of weakness but seeking the peace that comes after a duty fulfilled.
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