रावण–मारीचसंवादः तथा मृगप्रलोभनपूर्वकं सीताहरणोपक्रमः
Rāvaṇa–Mārīca Dialogue and the Decoy-Deer Prelude to Sītā’s Abduction
पितृपैतामहं राज्यं प्राप्स्पस्पमितविक्रम । वर्षात् त्रयोदशादूर्ध्व व्येतु ते मानसो ज्वर:,अमितपराक्रमी युधिष्ठिर! तुम तेरहवें वर्षके बाद अपने बाप-दादोंका राज्य प्राप्त कर लोगे, अतः अब तुम्हारी मानसिक चिन्ता दूर हो जानी चाहिये
pitṛpaitāmahaṃ rājyaṃ prāpsyasi mitavikrama | varṣāt trayodaśād ūrdhvaṃ vyetu te mānaso jvaraḥ ||
قال فياسا: «يا من يملك زمام نفسه وهو مع ذلك شديد البأس! بعد ثلاث عشرة سنة ستستردّ مملكة آبائك وأجدادك الموروثة. فلتنصرف الآن حُمّى قلبك—ذلك الحزن القَلِق—عنـك.»
व्यास उवाच
Even amid exile and uncertainty, one should steady the mind with patience and trust in rightful outcomes; anxiety is to be relinquished when duty is being followed and the time for restoration is assured.
Vyāsa addresses Yudhiṣṭhira during the forest-exile context, reassuring him that after completing the thirteen-year term he will regain the Pandavas’ ancestral sovereignty, and urging him to let go of mental anguish.