Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 63, Shloka 1
दशरथस्य शोकानुचिन्तनं शब्धवेधि-दोषस्मरणं च
Daśaratha’s grief, karmic reflection, and the remembered ‘śabdavedhī’ misdeed
प्रतिबुद्धो मुहूर्तेन शोकोपहतचेतनः।अथ राजा दशरथस्सचिन्तामभ्यपद्यत।।2.63.1।।
pratibuddho muhūrtena śokopahata-cetanaḥ |
atha rājā daśarathaḥ sa cintām abhyapadyata ||
片刻之后他又醒转，心神为悲痛所击倒；于是大王陀沙罗陀再次陷入忧惧的沉思。
Waking up in a moment tormented with grief, the king began to ponder once again.
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The verse signals karmic moral causality: intense suffering drives introspection, preparing the disclosure of past wrongdoing and its ethical consequences.
After being overwhelmed, Daśaratha regains awareness briefly and begins to brood again, leading into the recollection of his earlier sin.
Moral reflection—turning inward to examine causes and responsibility rather than blaming others.