Shloka 6.122.16
दशरथदर्शनम् — Dasharatha’s Epiphany and Benedictions (Sarga 122)
त्वांतुदृष्टवाकुशलिनंपरिष्वज्यसलक्ष्मणम् ।अद्यदुःखाद्विमुक्तोऽस्मिनीहारादिवभास्करः ।।।।
tvāṃ tu dṛṣṭvā kuśalinaṃ pariṣvajya sa-lakṣmaṇam | adya duḥkhād vimukto 'smi nīhārād iva bhāskaraḥ ||
“But today—seeing you safe, and embracing you together with Lakṣmaṇa—I am freed from sorrow, like the sun released from a veil of mist.”
"Seeing you with Lakshmana and embracing you makes me happy freed from grief just as the sun freed from mist."
Dharma’s fruit is śānti (inner peace): when duty is fulfilled and loved ones are safe, grief lifts naturally.
Daśaratha embraces Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa and describes his grief dissolving upon seeing their well-being.
Lakṣmaṇa’s loyal service and Rāma’s protective leadership—together they represent steadfast dharma within the family.