Shloka 22
तारोपदेशः — Tara’s Counsel to Lakshmana
Restraint, Time, and Mobilization
ऋक्षकोटिसहस्राणि गोलाङ्गूलशतानि च।अद्य त्वामुपयास्यन्ति जहि कोपमरिन्दम।कोट्योऽनेकास्तु काकुत्स्थ कपीनां दीप्ततेजसाम्।।4.35.22।।
ṛkṣa-koṭi-sahasrāṇi golāṅgūla-śatāni ca | adya tvām upayāsyanti jahi kopam arindama | koṭyo 'nekās tu kākutstha kapīnāṃ dīpta-tejasām ||
Libu-libong koro ng mga oso at daan-daang golāṅgūla ang lalapit sa iyo ngayon. O manlulupig ng kaaway, iwan mo ang poot. O Kākutstha, di-mabilang na mga koro ng mga unggoy na nagliliwanag ang tapang ang magtitipon.
FAQs
Dharma requires mastery over krodha (anger): righteous aims are best served through restraint and trust in orderly support.
Tārā pacifies Lakṣmaṇa, telling him that vast allied forces—bears and many kinds of monkeys—are arriving, so there is no need for rage or rash action.
Self-control and patient resolve—channeling power toward dharmic success rather than impulsive confrontation.