Shloka 3.66.19
लक्ष्मणोपदेशः — Lakshmana Consoles Rama on Fate, Fortitude, and Right Action
दिव्यं च मानुषं च त्वमात्मनश्च पराक्रमम्।इक्ष्वाकुवृषभावेक्ष्य यतस्व द्विषतां वधे।।3.66.19।।
taṁ tathā śokasantaptaṁ vilapantam anāthavat |
mohena mahatāviṣṭaṁ paridyūnam acetanam || 3.66.1 ||
He saw Rama thus—scorched by grief, lamenting like one bereft of all support, overwhelmed by great bewilderment, wretched and as if senseless.
O bull among the Ikshvakus, weigh your divine and human prowess before you try to kill your enemies.
Dharma here is implied by contrast: even a righteous person may be struck by grief, yet the epic soon urges restoration of steadiness so that righteous action can continue.
Immediately after Sita’s abduction, Rama is found overwhelmed with sorrow and confusion.
Rama’s deep fidelity and love are foregrounded; his intense grief shows the human dimension of a dharmic hero.