Valmiki Ramayana 2.21.47: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 21, Shloka 47
अयोध्याकाण्डे एकविंशः सर्गः · Lakṣmaṇa’s militant counsel and Rāma’s dharma
based persuasion of Kausalyā
शोकस्सन्धार्यतां मात र्हृदये साधु मा शुचः ।
वनवासादिहैष्यामि पुनः कृत्वा पितुर्वचः ॥४७॥
śokaḥ sandhāryatāṃ mātar hṛdaye sādhu mā śucaḥ |
vanavāsād ihaiṣyāmi punaḥ kṛtvā pitur vacaḥ ||47||
母亲啊，请将悲伤善自收摄于心，莫要忧泣。待我成就父命，完成林居之期，必将再归此处。
Do not grieve, O mother! Be prudent enough to subdue your sorrow in your heart. Having fulfilled father's words, I shall come back from my sojourn in the forest.
FAQs
Dharma involves inner steadiness: sorrow must be governed, not allowed to derail righteous action. Fulfilling the father’s command is presented as the dharmic endpoint of the ordeal.
Kausalyā is overwhelmed; Rāma urges composure and reiterates that he will return after honoring Daśaratha’s command.
Compassionate firmness: Rāma acknowledges grief but teaches emotional restraint aligned with duty.
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