Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 19, Shloka 39
एकोनविंशः सर्गः (Sarga 19): Rāma’s Unshaken Acceptance of Exile and Kaikeyī’s Urgency
तं गुणैस्समतां प्राप्तो भ्राता विपुलविक्रमः।सौमित्रिरनुवव्राज धारयन्दुःखमात्मजम्।।2.19.39।।
taṃ guṇaiḥ samatāṃ prāpto bhrātā vipulavikramaḥ | saumitrir anuvavrāja dhārayan duḥkham ātmajam || 2.19.39 ||
गुणों में भाई के समान और पराक्रम में महान् सौमित्रि लक्ष्मण, हृदय में उठते दुःख को सँभालते हुए उनके पीछे-पीछे चले।
Mighty Lakshmana as virtuous as his brother held the sorrow in his mind and followed him.
FAQs
Dharma is loyalty and service to one’s righteous elder (anuvṛtti): Lakṣmaṇa follows Rāma while mastering personal grief.
As Rāma proceeds onward, Lakṣmaṇa accompanies him closely, inwardly distressed yet outwardly composed.
Steadfast devotion and emotional restraint: Lakṣmaṇa’s strength is shown in disciplined support, not display.