Shloka 40
भरतस्य प्रार्थना—रामस्य कालधर्मोपदेशः
Bharata’s Petition and Rama’s Instruction on Time and Mortality
स स्वस्थो भव मा शोचेर्यात्वा चावसतां पुरीम्।तथा पित्रा नियुक्तोऽसि वशिना वदतां वर।।2.105.40।।
sa svastho bhava mā śocer yātvā cāvasatāṃ purīm | tathā pitrā niyukto 'si vaśinā vadatāṃ vara || 2.105.40 ||
ਤੂੰ ਧੀਰਜ ਧਾਰ; ਸ਼ੋਕ ਨਾ ਕਰ। ਮੁੜ ਕੇ ਉਸ ਨਗਰੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਵੱਸ। ਕਿਉਂਕਿ ਇੰਦ੍ਰੀਅ-ਸੰਯਮੀ, ਬੋਲਣ ਵਾਲਿਆਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਸ਼੍ਰੇਸ਼ਠ ਸਾਡੇ ਪਿਤਾ ਨੇ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਇਉਂ ਹੀ ਆਗਿਆ ਦਿੱਤੀ ਹੈ।
O foremost of the eloquent, compose yourself. Do not grieve. Return to the city (Ayodhya) and reside there. You have been commanded so by our father who was a man of self-control.
FAQs
Respect for paternal instruction and self-mastery: dharma is maintained by composure and by carrying out the disciplined father’s directive.
Bharata instructs Śatrughna to stop grieving and to return to Ayodhyā, citing Daśaratha’s prior command.
Discipline and duty-orientation: acting on rightful instruction rather than being driven by emotion.