Shloka 16
मारीचवधोत्तरं रामस्य शङ्का-निमित्त-दर्शनं लक्ष्मण-निग्रहश्च
After Maricha’s Slaying: Omens, Anxiety, and Rama’s Rebuke of Lakshmana
सञ्जगर्हेऽथ तं भ्राता ज्येष्ठो लक्ष्मणमागतम्।।।।विहाय सीतां विजने वने राक्षससेविते।
sañjagarhe 'tha taṃ bhrātā jyeṣṭho lakṣmaṇam āgatam |
vihāya sītāṃ vijane vane rākṣasasevite ||
तब ज्येष्ठ भ्राता श्रीराम ने आए हुए लक्ष्मण को कठोरता से डाँटा—क्योंकि वह राक्षसों से सेवित उस निर्जन वन में सीता को अकेली छोड़ आया था।
He then saw Lakshmana coming towards him with a cheerless face. When the sad, depressed Lakshmana came near, he saw Rama (equally) despondent and grief-stricken.
FAQs
Dharma demands protection of the entrusted: leaving a vulnerable person alone amid known danger is a breach of guardianship and must be answered for.
After returning, Rāma finds Lakṣmaṇa away from Sītā and reprimands him for leaving her alone in a demon-haunted forest.
Accountability and protective duty: Rāma insists on strict responsibility for Sītā’s safety.