Valmiki Ramayana 2.108.2: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 108, Shloka 2
जाबाल्युपदेशः · Jabali’s Pragmatic Counsel to Rama
साधु राघव माऽभूत्ते बुध्दिरेवं निरर्थिका ।
प्राकृतस्य नरस्येव ह्यार्यबुद्धेर्मनस्विनः ॥२॥
sādhu rāghava mā bhūt te buddhir evaṁ nirarthikā |
prākṛtasya narasyeva hy āryabuddher manasvinaḥ ||2||
ఓ రాఘవా, నీలో ఇలాంటి నిరర్థకమైన ఆలోచన కలుగనీయకు. ఆర్యబుద్ధి గల మహామనస్కుడైన నీవు సామాన్యునిలా ఆలోచించడం తగదు.
Very well, O scion of the Raghu race, you are noble-minded and high-souled. You, like a common man, must not entertain such nonsensical thought.
FAQs
Dharma here is the call to uphold noble discernment and not fall into shallow, self-centered reasoning; a righteous person must think in a way worthy of their moral stature.
In the closing exchange of Sarga 108, Bharata addresses Rāma, urging him not to adopt a misguided line of thought and to act in a manner befitting his nobility.
Ārya-buddhi (noble judgment) and steadiness of mind—thinking responsibly rather than impulsively or cynically.
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