Shloka 116
पम्पा
तीर-वर्णनम् / Rama’s Lament at Pampa and the Approach to Rishyamuka
स्मृत्वा वियोगजं दुःखं त्यज स्नेहं प्रिये जने।अतिस्नेहपरिष्वङ्गाद्वर्तिरार्द्रापि दह्यते।।।।
smṛtvā viyogajaṃ duḥkhaṃ tyaja snehaṃ priye jane | ati-sneha-pariṣvaṅgād vartir ārdrāpi dahyate ||
वियोग से उत्पन्न दुःख को स्मरण कर, प्रियजन के प्रति इस आसक्ति को संयमित करो। अत्यधिक स्नेह के आलिंगन से तो भीगी हुई बत्ती भी, तेल में लिपटकर, जल उठती है।
'Remembrance of loved ones causes sorrow. Even a wet cotton wick gets burnt by embracing excessive oil. Hence abandon grief.
FAQs
Dharma prioritizes purposeful action over paralyzing attachment: love is honored, but clinging grief must be checked so one can fulfill responsibility.
Lakshmana explains to Rama how obsessive remembrance can worsen separation-sorrow and urges him to redirect emotion into action.
Practical discernment (viveka): transforming emotion into disciplined resolve rather than indulgent lamentation.