Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 105, Shloka 39
भरतस्य प्रार्थना—रामस्य कालधर्मोपदेशः
Bharata’s Petition and Rama’s Instruction on Time and Mortality
एते बहुविधा शोका विलापरुदिते तथा।
वर्जनीया हि धीरेण सर्वावस्थासु धीमता।।2.105.39।।
ete bahuvidhāḥ śokā vilāparudite tathā | varjanīyā hi dhīreṇa sarvāvasthāsu dhīmatā || 2.105.39 ||
આ અનેક પ્રકારના શોક—વિલાપ અને રોદન સહિત—ધીર અને ધીમાન પુરુષે સર્વ અવસ્થાઓમાં અવશ્ય ત્યજવા યોગ્ય છે.
A wise man, holding on to his fortitude in all circumstances, should avoid such occasions of grief, these words of lamentation and this crying.
FAQs
Dharma demands steadiness: the wise restrain excessive sorrow and lament, maintaining clarity to fulfill duty even amid loss.
Bharata generalizes his counsel into a principle: wise persons avoid indulgence in grief and crying.
Dhairya (fortitude) and dhī (discernment): emotional discipline as a mark of wisdom.