किष्किन्धाप्रवेशः—लक्ष्मणस्य कोपः, तारासान्त्वम्, सुग्रीवदर्शनम्
Lakshmana Enters Kishkindha: Anger, Tara’s Mediation, and Sugriva Encountered
कोपं कथं नाम गुणप्रकृष्टःकुमार कुर्यादपकृष्टसत्त्वे।कस्त्वद्विधः कोपवशं हि गच्छेत्सत्त्वावरुद्धस्तपसः प्रसूतिः।।।।
kopaṃ kathaṃ nāma guṇaprakṛṣṭaḥ kumāra kuryād apakṛṣṭasattve | kas tvadvidhaḥ kopavaśaṃ hi gacchet sattvāvaruddhas tapasaḥ prasūtiḥ ||
O prince, how could one excelling in virtues become angry at an inferior? Who like you—restrained by excellence, born of ascetic discipline—would fall under the sway of anger?
'O prince! how can you, richly endowed with virtues be angry with an inferior person? How can a person like you, pre-eminent in virtues,and a source of great penance fall a victim to anger?
Moral superiority shows itself through restraint: a virtuous person should not let krodha (anger) dominate, especially against the weaker.
Tārā continues advising Lakṣmaṇa, reframing the moment as a test of his virtue and self-mastery.
Self-control rooted in tapas—Lakṣmaṇa is praised as capable of restraint, and urged to embody it.