Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 64, Shloka 74
शब्दवेध्य-अनर्थः, ऋषिशापः, दशरथस्य प्राणत्यागः
The Sound-Target Tragedy, the Sage’s Curse, and Dasaratha’s Death
चित्तनाशाद्विपद्यन्ते सर्वाण्येन्द्रियाणि मे।क्षीणस्नेहस्य दीपस्य संसक्ता रश्मयो यथा।।।।
cittanāśād vipadyante sarvāṇīndriyāṇi me | kṣīṇasnehasya dīpasya saṃsaktā raśmayo yathā ||
Com o colapso da minha mente, todos os meus sentidos falham—como os raios de uma lâmpada que se apagam juntos quando o óleo se esgota.
With the loss of my mental faculty, all the sense organs are giving way, like the rays of the lamp giving way together when the oil is exhausted.
FAQs
It underscores the fragility of embodied life: when inner steadiness (citta) collapses under sorrow, the senses also fail. Dharma here is the recognition of impermanence and the need for inner discipline to withstand suffering.
Daśaratha is overwhelmed after Rāma’s exile; his grief intensifies into physical and mental collapse.
Tragic honesty and emotional transparency: Daśaratha does not mask his decline; he speaks truthfully about his failing strength.