By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik - Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist
In the Ramayana, when Dashrath asks his son, Ram, to go into exile and Ram obeys, one wonders what is Ram’s motivation. Is he obeying his father? Or is he taking an action that ensures that the integrity of the royal family is never questioned? In former, the reference point is the family. In the latter, the reference point is Ayodhya. In the former, it is about being a good son. In the latter, it is about being a good king. They are two different things, a subtle but sharp divide that is often overlooked.
