Ramayana — Bala Kanda, Sarga 74, Shloka 13
परशुरामप्रादुर्भावः
The Appearance of Parasurama on the Return from Mithila
उपस्थितं भयं घोरं दिव्यं पक्षिमुखाच्च्युतम्।।।।मृगा: प्रशमयन्त्येते सन्तापस्त्यज्यतामयम्।
upasthitaṃ bhayaṃ ghoraṃ divyaṃ pakṣimukhāc cyutam | mṛgāḥ praśamayanty ete santāpas tyajyatām ayam ||
A dreadful fear has arisen—portended by the cries that fell from the mouths of birds, as if announcing a celestial event. Yet these deer signal the calming of danger; therefore, let this grief be set aside.
While they were conversing, a storm blew, shaking the earth and felling down beautiful trees.
FAQs
Steadiness of mind (dhairya) grounded in wise interpretation: do not surrender to panic; discern signs carefully and abandon needless grief.
Ominous bird-cries and other portents appear on the road; Vasiṣṭha interprets them, balancing fear with reassurance.
Vasiṣṭha’s prudent counsel—calming the king and guiding the group toward measured, dharmic response.