Shloka 2.23.19
लक्ष्मणक्रोधः—दैवपुरुषकारविवादः (Lakshmana’s Wrath and the Debate on Destiny vs Human Effort)
अद्य मत्पौरुषहतं दैवं द्रक्ष्यन्ति वै जनाः।यद्दैवादाहतं तेऽद्य दृष्टं राज्याभिषेचनम्।।।।
tadā tu baddhvā bhru-kuṭīṃ bhruvor madhye nararṣabhaḥ |
niśaśvāsa mahāsarpo bilastha iva roṣitaḥ ||
Then Lakṣmaṇa, best of men, knit his brows at the center and breathed out harshly—like a great serpent, enraged within its lair.
Today people will see destiny defeated by my valour just as they saw your consecration defeated (obstructed) by destiny.
The verse highlights how intense emotion (anger) arises in the face of perceived injustice; dharma requires that such anger be governed and redirected toward righteous action rather than rash harm.
In Ayodhyā, as events move to block Rāma’s consecration and send him to exile, Lakṣmaṇa reacts with visible, barely contained fury.
Lakṣmaṇa’s fierce loyalty and protective resolve toward Rāma, even though it borders on uncontrolled wrath.