Shloka 3.66.8
लक्ष्मणोपदेशः — Lakshmana Consoles Rama on Fate, Fortitude, and Right Action
महर्षिर्यो वसिष्ठस्तु यः पितुर्नः पुरोहितः।अह्ना पुत्रशतं जज्ञे तथैवास्य पुनर्हतम्।।3.66.8।।
yā ceyaṁ jagatāṁ mātā devī lokanamaskṛtā |
asyāś ca calanaṁ bhūmer dṛśyate satyasaṁśrava || 3.66.9 ||
Even this Earth—mother of the worlds, a goddess revered by all—may be seen to tremble at times, O you whose fame is grounded in truth.
To sage Vasistha, our father's priest, were born a hundred sons in a day.But all of them were killed in one day the same way.
Dharma is steadiness in truth (satya) despite instability: even the Earth can shake, so a truth-anchored person must regain composure and act rightly.
Lakshmana offers a cosmic analogy—Earth’s trembling—to show that disturbance can occur even in the most stable beings.
Rama’s identity as satya-saṁśrava—one whose reputation and life are rooted in truth.