Shloka 2.22.3

अभिषेक-निवृत्ति-उपदेशः (Withdrawal of the Coronation: Rama’s Counsel to Lakshmana)

Devanagari script

निगृह्य रोषं शोकं च धैर्यमाश्रित्य केवलम्।अवमानं निरस्येमं गृहीत्वा हर्षमुत्तमम्।।।।उपक्लृप्तं हि यत्किञ्चिदभिषेकार्थमद्य मेसर्वं विसर्जय क्षिप्रं कुरु कार्यं निरत्ययम्।।।।

Transliteration

saumitre yo ’bhiṣekārthe mama sambhāra-sambhramaḥ | abhiṣeka-nivṛttyarthe so ’stu sambhāra-sambhramaḥ ||

Translation

O Saumitra, let the same eager effort that prepared my coronation now be applied to bringing those preparations to an end.

Context

Restrain your anger and sorrow. Dismiss this humiliation (from the mind). Achieve great happiness through fortitude. Remove whatever preparations have been made for the purpose of (my) consecration today, and act quickly so that there is no obstacle.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Lakṣmaṇa
• Sumitrā
• abhiṣeka (coronation rites)

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

Dharma is consistency in right action: the same diligence used for gaining power must be used to relinquish it when duty requires.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāma instructs Lakṣmaṇa to redirect the palace’s coronation energy toward orderly cancellation.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Samatā (even-mindedness) and disciplined resolve—Rāma treats ascent and withdrawal with equal seriousness.