Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 105, Shloka 40
भरतस्य प्रार्थना—रामस्य कालधर्मोपदेशः
Bharata’s Petition and Rama’s Instruction on Time and Mortality
स स्वस्थो भव मा शोचेर्यात्वा चावसतां पुरीम्।तथा पित्रा नियुक्तोऽसि वशिना वदतां वर।।2.105.40।।
sa svastho bhava mā śocer yātvā cāvasatāṃ purīm | tathā pitrā niyukto 'si vaśinā vadatāṃ vara || 2.105.40 ||
Magpakatatag ka; huwag kang magdalamhati. Bumalik ka at manahan sa lungsod na iyon. Sapagkat gayon ang iniutos sa iyo ng ating amang mapagpigil sa sarili—O pinakamainam sa mga nagsasalita.
O foremost of the eloquent, compose yourself. Do not grieve. Return to the city (Ayodhya) and reside there. You have been commanded so by our father who was a man of self-control.
FAQs
Respect for paternal instruction and self-mastery: dharma is maintained by composure and by carrying out the disciplined father’s directive.
Bharata instructs Śatrughna to stop grieving and to return to Ayodhyā, citing Daśaratha’s prior command.
Discipline and duty-orientation: acting on rightful instruction rather than being driven by emotion.