भरतागमनशङ्कानिवारणम् / Dispelling Suspicion about Bharata’s Arrival
Chitrakuta Encampment
सुसंरब्धं तु सौमित्रिं लक्ष्मणं क्रोधमूर्छितम् ।
रामस्तु परिसान्त्व्याथ वचनं चेदमब्रवीत् ॥१॥
susaṃrabdhaṃ tu saumitriṃ lakṣmaṇaṃ krodha-mūrchitam |
rāmas tu parisāntvyātha vacanaṃ cedam abravīt ||1||
Então Rāma, após acalmar Lakṣmaṇa, filho de Sumitrā, que estava intensamente agitado e tomado pela ira, proferiu estas palavras.
Thereafter, Rama pacified Lakshmana, son of Sumitra who was violently agitated. He said to him who had swooned with rage:
Dharma is restraint and compassionate correction: Rama responds to anger not with anger, but by calming and guiding—upholding truth and family-duty.
After Lakshmana’s violent outburst, Rama intervenes to pacify him before explaining the likely reality.
Rama’s forbearance (kṣamā) and wise leadership in de-escalation.
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