Valmiki Ramayana 2.19.39: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 19, Shloka 39
एकोनविंशः सर्गः (Sarga 19): Rāma’s Unshaken Acceptance of Exile and Kaikeyī’s Urgency
तं गुणैस्समतां प्राप्तो भ्राता विपुलविक्रमः।सौमित्रिरनुवव्राज धारयन्दुःखमात्मजम्।।2.19.39।।
taṃ guṇaiḥ samatāṃ prāpto bhrātā vipulavikramaḥ | saumitrir anuvavrāja dhārayan duḥkham ātmajam || 2.19.39 ||
குணங்களில் அண்ணனுக்கு இணையானதும், வீரத்தில் பெருமையுடையதும் ஆன சௌமித்ரி லக்ஷ்மணன், உள்ளத்தில் எழுந்த துயரை அடக்கிக் கொண்டு அவரைப் பின்தொடர்ந்தான்।
Mighty Lakshmana as virtuous as his brother held the sorrow in his mind and followed him.
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Dharma is loyalty and service to one’s righteous elder (anuvṛtti): Lakṣmaṇa follows Rāma while mastering personal grief.
As Rāma proceeds onward, Lakṣmaṇa accompanies him closely, inwardly distressed yet outwardly composed.
Steadfast devotion and emotional restraint: Lakṣmaṇa’s strength is shown in disciplined support, not display.
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