Shloka 8
लक्ष्मणोपदेशः
Lakshmana Consoles Rama on Fate, Fortitude, and Right Action
महर्षिर्यो वसिष्ठस्तु यः पितुर्नः पुरोहितः।अह्ना पुत्रशतं जज्ञे तथैवास्य पुनर्हतम्।।3.66.8।।
maharṣir yo vasiṣṭhas tu yaḥ pitur naḥ purohitaḥ |
ahnā putraśataṁ jajñe tathaivāsya punar hatam || 3.66.8 ||
Maging ang dakilang rishi na si Vasistha—ang purohita ng aming ama—ay nagkaanak ng sandaang lalaki sa iisang araw; at gayon din, sila’y muling pinaslang.
It is the go of the world. Yayati, son of Nahusa, shared heaven with Indra but because of his curse (for his bad conduct) suffered misfortune.
FAQs
Dharma includes endurance amid inevitable loss: even the most venerable experience tragedy; one must still uphold right conduct.
Lakshmana cites Vasistha’s immense bereavement to help Rama frame his own suffering.
Stoic perseverance—continuing one’s duty despite repeated blows of fate.