Shloka 15
शरत्प्रवेशे रामविलापः तथा सुग्रीवप्रमादे लक्ष्मणप्रेषणम्
Autumn’s Onset: Rama’s Lament and Lakshmana Sent to Sugriva
तं चिन्तया दुस्सहया परीतंविसंज्ञमेकं विजने मनस्वी।भ्रातुर्विषादात्परितापदीनःसमीक्ष्य सौमित्रिरुवाच रामम्।।
taṃ cintayā dussahayā parītaṃ
visaṃjñam ekaṃ vijane manasvī |
bhrātur viṣādāt paritāpadīnaḥ
samīkṣya saumitrir uvāca rāmam ||4.30.15||
Nang makita ni Saumitrī si Rāma na nag-iisa sa ilang na yaon—nilamon ng di-matiis na pag-aalaala at nawalan ng malay—siya, na dinudurog ng dalamhati at pagdurusa dahil sa pighati ng kapatid, ay nagsalita kay Rāma.
Observing Rama who had lost his senses, lying alone in unbearable agony, venerable Lakshmana became sad and miserable and spoke to his brother:
FAQs
Duty of care: dharma includes supporting the vulnerable—Lakṣmaṇa responds to Rāma’s collapse with attentive responsibility rather than judgment.
Lakṣmaṇa finds Rāma unconscious from grief and prepares to counsel him, transitioning from narration to direct admonition.
Protective loyalty (rakṣaṇa + bhakti): Lakṣmaṇa’s immediate concern for Rāma’s wellbeing.