Shloka 13
लक्ष्मणोपदेशः
Lakshmana Consoles Rama on Fate, Fortitude, and Right Action
नष्टायामपि वैदेह्यां हृतायामपि चानघशोचितुं नार्हसे वीर यथान्यः प्राकृतस्तथा।।3.66.13।।
naṣṭāyām api vaidehyāṃ hṛtāyām api cānagha |
śocituṃ nārhase vīra yathānyaḥ prākṛtas tathā || 3.66.13 ||
أيها البطل الطاهر، حتى لو ضاعت فايدهِي، أو حتى لو اختُطفت، فلا يحقّ لك أن تحزن كإنسانٍ عادي. إنّ دارماك تدعوك إلى ثبات القلب والعمل القويم، لا إلى نواحٍ عاجز.
Even if Vaidehi is killed or abducted, you should not grieve like ordinary men, Osinless hero !
FAQs
Dharma for a hero is disciplined courage: grief may arise, but one must not become helpless; one must act to restore justice and protect the innocent.
Lakshmana urges Rama not to collapse even under the worst assumption about Sita (lost or abducted), and to respond as a responsible protector.
Kṣātra-tejas (heroic resolve): the capacity to endure shock without losing the capacity for righteous action.