Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 37, Shloka 8
अयोध्याकाण्डे सर्गः ३७ — चीरधारणं, सीतासंकल्पः, वसिष्ठोपदेशः
Bark-Robe Episode and Vasistha’s Admonition
लक्ष्मणश्चापि तत्रैव विहाय वसने शुभे।तापसाच्छादने चैव जग्राह पितुरग्रतः।।2.37.8।।
lakṣmaṇaś cāpi tatraiva vihāya vasane śubhe | tāpasācchādane caiva jagrāha pitur agrataḥ || 2.37.8 ||
ಲಕ್ಷ್ಮಣನೂ ಅಲ್ಲಿಯೇ ಶುಭ ವಸ್ತ್ರಗಳನ್ನು ತ್ಯಜಿಸಿ, ತಂದೆಯ ಸಮ್ಮುಖದಲ್ಲಿ ತಾಪಸನ ಆವರಣವನ್ನು ಸ್ವೀಕರಿಸಿದನು.
Lakshmana also removed his auspicious raiment in front (presence) of his father and accepted (put on) the robes of an ascetic.
FAQs
Dharma expressed as loyal service aligned with righteousness: Lakṣmaṇa embraces hardship voluntarily to uphold familial duty and moral solidarity.
As preparations for exile unfold, Lakṣmaṇa publicly adopts ascetic attire before Daśaratha, signaling his resolve to accompany Rāma.
Devotion and steadfast loyalty: he chooses renunciation not by compulsion but by commitment.