Shloka 7
लक्ष्मणोपदेशः
Lakshmana Consoles Rama on Fate, Fortitude, and Right Action
लोकस्वभाव एवैष ययातिर्नहुषात्मजः।गतश्शक्रेण सालोक्यमनयस्तं समस्पृशत्।।3.66.7।।
lokasvabhāva evaiṣa yayātir nahuṣātmajaḥ |
gataḥ śakreṇa sālokyam anayās taṁ samaspṛśat || 3.66.7 ||
এটাই লোকস্বভাব—নহুষপুত্র যযাতি ইন্দ্রের সঙ্গে একই লোক লাভ করেছিলেন; তবু শাপের ফলে অনর্থ তাকে স্পর্শ করেছিল।
O best of men ! if you grieve and burn the world with your brilliance, wherefrom will the (ordinary) afflicted people get relief?
FAQs
Dharma teaches realism about worldly reversals: even the exalted can fall; therefore one must respond with discernment, not despair.
Lakshmana uses an illustrative precedent (Yayati’s fall) to normalize adversity and steady Rama.
Wisdom through historical exempla—using itihasa to counsel right response.