Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 63, Shloka 9
दशरथस्य शोकानुचिन्तनं शब्धवेधि-दोषस्मरणं च
Daśaratha’s grief, karmic reflection, and the remembered ‘śabdavedhī’ misdeed
अविज्ञाय फलं यो हि कर्म त्वेवानुधावति।स शोचेत्फलवेलायां यथा किंशुकसेचकः।।2.63.9।।
avijñāya phalaṃ yo hi karma tv evānudhāvati | sa śocet phalavelāyāṃ yathā kiṃśukasecakaḥ || 2.63.9 ||
જે મનુષ્ય ફળને જાણ્યા વિના માત્ર કર્મમાં જ દોડી પડે છે, તે ફળના સમયે શોક કરે છે—જેમ કિંચુક વૃક્ષને ફળની આશાએ પાણી આપનાર.
Without foreseeing the fruits of his action, he who runs after action only will regret at the time of fruition like the one who waters the palasa tree.
FAQs
Ethical action requires informed intention: acting blindly invites regret when consequences appear; dharma is paired with discernment about outcomes.
Daśaratha continues teaching Kauśalyā that unexamined actions mature into suffering, illustrated through a farming metaphor.
Viveka (wise discrimination) before acting.