Shloka 22
तारोपदेशः — Tara’s Counsel to Lakshmana
Restraint, Time, and Mobilization
ऋक्षकोटिसहस्राणि गोलाङ्गूलशतानि च।अद्य त्वामुपयास्यन्ति जहि कोपमरिन्दम।कोट्योऽनेकास्तु काकुत्स्थ कपीनां दीप्ततेजसाम्।।4.35.22।।
ṛkṣa-koṭi-sahasrāṇi golāṅgūla-śatāni ca | adya tvām upayāsyanti jahi kopam arindama | koṭyo 'nekās tu kākutstha kapīnāṃ dīpta-tejasām ||
成千上万的俱胝之熊，以及数百的戈朗古拉，今日将来投奔你。降敌者啊，息怒吧。迦库特斯塔啊，无量无数、光焰炽盛的猴军俱胝也将会合。
FAQs
Dharma requires mastery over krodha (anger): righteous aims are best served through restraint and trust in orderly support.
Tārā pacifies Lakṣmaṇa, telling him that vast allied forces—bears and many kinds of monkeys—are arriving, so there is no need for rage or rash action.
Self-control and patient resolve—channeling power toward dharmic success rather than impulsive confrontation.