Shloka 16
सुतीक्ष्णाश्रमप्रस्थानम्
Departure from Sutikshna’s Hermitage
गम्यतां वत्स सौमित्रे भवानपि च गच्छतु।आगन्तव्यं च ते दृष्ट्वा पुनरेवाश्रमं मम।।।।
gamyatāṃ vatsa saumitre bhavān api ca gacchatu |
āgantavyaṃ ca te dṛṣṭvā punar evāśramaṃ mama ||
پس جاؤ، اے پیارے بچے—اے سومِتر! تم بھی روانہ ہو؛ اور اُن مقامات کو دیکھ کر پھر میرے آشرم میں واپس آ جانا۔
O dear Rama, O Lakshmana you may leave (now), you may have to come back to this hermitage after seeing those places.
FAQs
It reflects responsible guidance and continuing fellowship: dharma includes maintaining ties with the righteous and returning to one’s benefactors with gratitude and accountability.
Sūtīkṣṇa gives leave for their journey but requests that they return to his hermitage after visiting the nearby hermitage-sites.
Sūtīkṣṇa’s caring oversight; the princes’ implied reliability in keeping a sage’s instruction.