Shloka 8
तारोपदेशः — Tara’s Counsel to Lakshmana
Restraint, Time, and Mobilization
स हि प्राप्तं न जानीते कालं कालविदां वरः।विश्वामित्रो महातेजाः किं पुनर्यः पृथग्जनः।।।।
sa hi prāptaṃ na jānīte kālaṃ kāla-vidāṃ varaḥ | viśvāmitro mahā-tejāḥ kiṃ punaḥ yaḥ pṛthag-janaḥ ||
स हि कालविदां वरः महातेजाः विश्वामित्रः प्राप्तं कालं न जानीते; किं पुनः पृथग्जनः॥
'If the brilliant and the most distinguished of those who knew the value of time did not realise the passing of time, what can be said of an ordinary person?
FAQs
Dharma includes compassion in assessment: recognizing human limitations encourages corrective guidance rather than destructive anger.
Tārā argues that if a great sage could lose time-awareness, Sugrīva’s lapse is understandable and should be handled with restraint.
Lakṣmaṇa is implicitly guided toward forbearance (kṣamā) and proportionate response—virtues aligned with dharma.