Shloka 22
सीताया धर्मोपदेशः—शस्त्रसंयोगदोषकथा
Sita’s Counsel on Dharma and the Peril of Weapon-Association
नित्यं शस्त्रं परिवहन्क्रमेण स तपोधनः।।3.9.22।।चकार रौद्रीं स्वां बुद्धिं त्यक्त्वा तपसि निश्चयम्।
nityaṃ śastraṃ parivahan krameṇa sa tapodhanaḥ | cakāra raudrīṃ svāṃ buddhiṃ tyaktvā tapasi niścayam ||
လက်နက်ကို အမြဲတမ်း ဆောင်ယူနေသဖြင့် တပဿာဓနဖြင့် ပြည့်ဝသော မုနိသည် အစဉ်အလာအတိုင်း တပဿာ၌ တည်ကြည်သည့် ဆုံးဖြတ်ချက်ကို တဖြည်းဖြည်း စွန့်လွှတ်ကာ မိမိ၏ ဗုဒ္ဓိကို ရုဒ္ဓ—ကြမ်းတမ်းဒေါသထန်—အဖြစ် ပြောင်းလဲစေ하였다။
While the sage moved about holding the weapon, he gave up the practice of penance gradually and developed a violent mindset.
FAQs
External instruments (weapons) can reshape inner disposition; dharma requires guarding the mind so that duty does not degenerate into violence.
The story turns: continuous weapon-carrying leads the sage away from ascetic practice toward a harsh mentality.
Steadfastness in tapas is contrasted with its loss—highlighting the virtue of mental discipline.