Shloka 19
लक्ष्मणोपदेशः
Lakshmana Consoles Rama on Fate, Fortitude, and Right Action
दिव्यं च मानुषं च त्वमात्मनश्च पराक्रमम्।इक्ष्वाकुवृषभावेक्ष्य यतस्व द्विषतां वधे।।3.66.19।।
divyaṁ ca mānuṣaṁ ca tvam ātmanaś ca parākramam |
ikṣvākuvṛṣabhāvekṣya yatasva dviṣatāṁ vadhe || 3.66.19 ||
હે ઇક્ષ્વાકુવંશના વૃષભ! તું પોતાના દિવ્ય તથા માનુષ પરાક્રમને પહેલે વિચારી, પછી શત્રુઓના વધ માટે પ્રયત્ન કર.
You (rigidly) adhere to truth.(Like you) the mother earth who is adored by all the worlds, is unshakeable. Yet she is seen to be shaking at times.
FAQs
Dharma requires viveka (discernment): power—whether ‘divine’ or ‘human’—must be weighed and directed purposefully against wrongdoing, not released blindly.
Lakshmana urges Rama to move from grief to deliberate action, preparing to confront and destroy the hostile forces responsible for Sita’s abduction.
Measured heroism: the capacity to evaluate one’s strength and then act decisively for justice.