Shloka 3.66.6
लक्ष्मणोपदेशः — Lakshmana Consoles Rama on Fate, Fortitude, and Right Action
दुःखितो हि भवान्लोकांस्तेजसा यदि धक्ष्यते।आर्ताः प्रजा नरव्याघ्र क्व नु यास्यन्ति निर्वृतिम्।।3.66.6।।
lokasvabhāva evaiṣa yayātir nahuṣātmajaḥ |
gataḥ śakreṇa sālokyam anayās taṁ samaspṛśat || 3.66.7 ||
This is indeed the way of the world: Yayati, son of Nahusha, attained the same realm as Indra, yet misfortune touched him because of a curse.
O best of men ! if you grieve and burn the world with your brilliance, wherefrom will the (ordinary) afflicted people get relief?
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.