Valmiki Ramayana 2.22.20: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 22, Shloka 20
अभिषेक-निवृत्ति-उपदेशः
Withdrawal of the Coronation: Rama’s Counsel to Lakshmana
यदचिन्त्यन्तु तद्दैवं भूतेष्वपि न विहन्यते ।
व्यक्तं मयि च तस्यां च पतितो हि विपर्ययः ॥२०॥
yad acintyaṁ tu tad daivaṁ bhūteṣv api na vihanyate |
vyaktaṁ mayi ca tasyāṁ ca patito hi viparyayaḥ ||20||
Das Geschick ist wahrlich unergründlich, und seine Macht lässt sich bei keinem Wesen abwehren. Offenkundig ist das Unheil gefallen — auf mich und ebenso auf sie.
Inconceivable is the power of destiny. Its impact on all beings cannot be averted. That an adversity has befallen me and Kaikeyi is (therefore) evident.
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Rama interprets suffering without hatred: he recognizes adversity as shared and avoids demonizing Kaikeyī, aligning with dharma as compassion and truthful appraisal of circumstances.
Rama explains to Lakshmana that the sudden reversal is an unavoidable working of destiny affecting multiple people.
Equanimity and empathy—Rama acknowledges his own loss while also seeing Kaikeyī as caught in the same adverse turn.
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