Shloka 9
रामक्रोधवर्णनम्
Lakshmana’s Counsel to the Enraged Rama
नैकस्य तु कृते लोकान्विनाशयितुमर्हसि।।।।युक्तदण्डा हि मृदवः प्रशान्ता वसुधाधिपाः।
naikasya tu kṛte lokān vināśayitum arhasi |
yuktadaṇḍā hi mṛdavaḥ praśāntā vasudhādhipāḥ ||
ایک ہی شخص کی خاطر تمہیں جہانوں کو نیست و نابود کرنا زیب نہیں دیتا۔ زمین کے حکمران نرم دل، متوازن اور پُرسکون ہوتے ہیں؛ سزا وہیں دیں جہاں سزا واقعی واجب ہو۔
O, best of the eloquent ! this fight involves only one and not two. I do not see the footprints of a big army.
FAQs
Rāja-dharma demands proportionate justice: the ruler must remain calm and punish only the guilty, not the world at large.
Lakṣmaṇa explicitly argues against indiscriminate destruction and frames Rāma’s response in terms of kingly ethics.
Praśama (calmness) and yuktadaṇḍa (measured punishment), the hallmarks of righteous governance.