Shloka 2.53.16
पञ्चाशत्तमः सर्गः (Sarga 53) — Rāma’s Lament, Vigil for Sītā, and Lakṣmaṇa’s Consolation
मा स्म मत्कारणाद्देवी सुमित्रा दुःखमावसेत्।अयोध्यामित एव त्वं काल्ये प्रविश लक्ष्मण।।।।
adyeyaṁ prathamā rātrir yātā janapadād bahiḥ |
yā sumantreṇa rahitā tāṁ notkaṇṭhitum arhasi ||
This is the first night we must spend outside the inhabited country, and without Sumantra; yet you should not give way to anxiety over it.
O Lakshmana, because of me mother Sumitra should not live in sorrow. Therefore, tomorrow morning go back to Ayodhya from here itself.
Steadfastness in dharma: Rama models mental discipline—enduring hardship without agitation—so that right conduct is not shaken by discomfort or fear.
Rama and Lakshmana have left the city and must spend their first night outside settled habitation, without their charioteer Sumantra; Rama reassures Lakshmana.
Courage and composure (dhairya): Rama encourages calm acceptance of exile’s practical hardships.