Rāmāyaṇacampū 2.29_4

2.29_4

To Lakṣmaṇa who was speaking thus, Rāma said, consoling him:
“Child, for those born in the line of the Sun, the command of a father is the sole guide in all duties.
Indeed, out of respect for a father's command, many—such as Kaṇḍu, the son of Reṇukā, and Puru—committed even the slaughter of a cow, the murder of a mother, and the exchange of youth without hesitation, and are counted as the foremost among the virtuous.
Therefore, I must certainly obey my father and enter the dense forest.”