Valmiki Ramayana 2.105.28: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 105, Shloka 28
भरतस्य प्रार्थना—रामस्य कालधर्मोपदेशः
Bharata’s Petition and Rama’s Instruction on Time and Mortality
नात्र कश्चिद्यथाभावं प्राणी समभिवर्तते।तेन तस्मिन्न सामर्थ्यं प्रेतस्या स्त्यनुशोचतः।।2.105.28।।
nātra kaścid yathābhāvaṃ prāṇī samabhivartate | tena tasmin na sāmarthyaṃ pretasyāsty anuśocataḥ || 2.105.28 ||
ఈ లోకంలో ఏ ప్రాణీ కూడా పూర్తిగా తన ఇష్టానుసారంగా జరగనివ్వలేడు; అందువల్ల మృతుని గురించి విలపించినా ఏ సామర్థ్యమూ ఫలమూ లేదు।
Like a man standing on the wayside says to a passing caravan, 'I am following you', and follows them, the road taken by our fathers and forefathers is certain for every one and cannot be violated by a person treading that path. (So) why should a man grieve?
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Acceptance of what cannot be changed: dharma asks one to perform duties for the living and the departed, not to be consumed by futile grief.
Bharata argues that human control is limited; thus lamentation cannot alter death’s fact.
Practical wisdom—directing emotion toward meaningful action rather than helpless sorrow.
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