Shloka 45
मायामृगदर्शनम्
The Vision of the Illusory Deer
इह त्वं भव सन्नद्दो यन्त्रितो रक्ष मैथिलीम्।।।।अस्यामायत्तमस्माकं यत्कृत्यं रघुनन्दन।
iha tvaṃ bhava sannaddho yantrito rakṣa maithilīm | asyām āyattam asmākaṃ yat kṛtyaṃ raghunandana ||
Manatili ka rito, ganap na handa at may disiplina, at ingatan si Maithilī. Sapagkat sa kanyang kaligtasan nakasalalay ang aming tungkulin, O kagalakan ng angkan ni Raghu.
O Lakshmana, delight of the Raghu dynasty, be very alert and restrained and protect Sita. Whatever duty we have to perform depends on her protection.
FAQs
Dharma includes vigilant protection of the vulnerable; safeguarding Sītā is presented as the condition upon which all other rightful action depends.
Rāma prepares to pursue the deer and assigns Lakṣmaṇa the duty of guarding Sītā at the hermitage.
Responsibility and alertness: Lakṣmaṇa is urged to be both ready (sannaddha) and self-controlled (yantrita).