Ramayana — Bala Kanda, Sarga 19, Shloka 18
विश्वामित्रस्य यज्ञरक्षा-याचना
Visvamitra Requests Rama for Yajna-Protection
नात्येति कालो यज्ञस्य यथाऽयं मम राघव।।।।तथा कुरुष्व भद्रं ते मा च शोके मन: कृथा:।
nātyeti kālo yajñasya yathā 'yaṃ mama rāghava |
tathā kuruṣva bhadraṃ te mā ca śoke manaḥ kṛthāḥ ||
Hỡi Rāghava, hãy hành xử sao cho thời hạn tế lễ của ta không bị chậm trễ. Nguyện điều lành đến với ngài; chớ để tâm mình chìm trong sầu muộn.
After speaking these words charged with dharma and artha the great sage resplendent Viswamitra fell silent.
FAQs
Timely action is part of dharma: sacred duties (like yajña-protection) must not be obstructed by personal sorrow or indecision.
Viśvāmitra presses for prompt consent so the yajña proceeds on schedule, while also consoling Daśaratha against grief.
Steadfastness and emotional governance—acting rightly without being ruled by grief.