Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 64, Shloka 9
शब्दवेध्य-अनर्थः, ऋषिशापः, दशरथस्य प्राणत्यागः
The Sound-Target Tragedy, the Sage’s Curse, and Dasaratha’s Death
यद्व्यलीकं कृतं पुत्र मात्रा ते यदि वा मया।न तन्मनसि कर्तव्यं त्वया तात तपस्विना।।।।
yad vyalīkaṃ kṛtaṃ putra mātrā te yadi vā mayā | na tan manasi kartavyaṃ tvayā tāta tapasvinā ||
पुत्रा, तुझ्या मातेकडून किंवा माझ्याकडून काही अप्रिय झाले असेल, तर ते मनात धरू नकोस, ताता; तू तर तपस्वी-स्वभावाचा आहेस।
'O Child, O Son! if your mother or I have done anything disagreeable, do not take it to heart, for you are an ascetic.
FAQs
Dharma is expressed as kṣamā (forbearance) and mental discipline: even if wronged, one should not nurture resentment, especially one committed to tapas (self-restraint).
In the Śravaṇa recollection, the father pre-emptively asks the son not to take any parental harshness to heart.
Forgiveness and steadiness of mind—an ascetic ideal applied within family life.