Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 53, Shloka 25
पञ्चाशत्तमः सर्गः (Sarga 53)
Rāma’s Lament, Vigil for Sītā, and Lakṣmaṇa’s Consolation
एको ह्यहमयोध्यां च पृथिवीं चापि लक्ष्मण।तरेयमिषुभिः क्रुद्धो ननु वीर्यमकारणम्।।।।
eko hy aham ayodhyāṃ ca pṛthivīṃ cāpi lakṣmaṇa | tareyam iṣubhiḥ kruddho nanu vīryam akāraṇam ||
ໂອ ລັກສະມະນະ, ຖ້າຂ້າໂກດກຽວ ຂ້າແຕ່ຜູ້ດຽວກໍສາມາດປະຫັດອະໂຍທະຍາ—ແມ່ນກະທັ້ງແຜ່ນດິນທັງປວງ—ດ້ວຍລູກສອນຂອງຂ້າໄດ້; ແຕ່ການສະແດງພະລັງວິລະກໍາໂດຍບໍ່ມີເຫດອັນຊອບທໍາ ບໍ່ຄວນເລີຍ
Once enraged, O Lakshmana I can overpower Ayodhya, even the whole world all by myself with my arrows. But exhibition of prowess without any reason is not desirable.
FAQs
True strength is governed by dharma: power should not be used merely to prove capability; it must have a righteous cause and proportional purpose.
Rāma, in exile, speaks to Lakṣmaṇa about his capacity for force, while restraining himself from acting out of anger or pride.
Self-restraint (dama) and principled conduct—Rāma’s refusal to misuse power even when he possesses it.