Shloka 2.51.2
अयोध्याकाण्डे एकपञ्चाशः सर्गः — Guha’s Vigil and Lakṣmaṇa’s Lament (Night on the riverbank)
इयं तात सुखा शय्या त्वदर्थमुपकल्पिता।प्रत्याश्वसिहि साध्वस्यां राजपुत्र यथासुखम्।।।।
atikrāntam atikrāntam anavāpya manoratham | rājye rāmam anikṣipya pitā me vinaśiṣyati ||
What is past is past; yet, without fulfilling his wish—without installing Rāma in the kingdom—my father will perish.
O dear prince! this comfortable bed has been arranged for you. Rest happily on this bed.
Irreversibility of time and consequence: dharmic decisions must be timely, or regret becomes a form of suffering with real harm.
The speaker laments that Daśaratha’s cherished plan of Rāma’s coronation will remain unfulfilled.
Detachment mixed with duty—accepting what cannot be undone while acknowledging responsibility.