Canto 2: Ayodhyā-kāṇḍa ()Chapter 105: Rāma Consoles Bharata With Spiritual InstructionsText 2.105.45
Canto 2 -
Ayodhyā-kāṇḍa
Chapter 105: Rāma Consoles Bharata With Spiritual Instructions
Text 2.105.45
आत्मानमनुतिष्ठ त्वं स्वभावेन नरर्षभ।
निशाम्य तु शुभं वृत्तं पितुर्दशरथस्य नः॥
ātmānam anutiṣṭha tvaṁ svabhāvena nara-rṣabha
niśāmya tu śubhaṁ vṛttaṁ pitur daśarathasya naḥ
ātmānam = Yourself; anutiṣṭha tvam = control; svabhāvena = in accordance with Your nature; nara-ṛṣabha = O prince; niśāmya tu = having understood; śubham = the auspicious; vṛttam = activities; pituḥ = father; daśarathasya = King Daśaratha; naḥ = of Our.
O prince, having understood the auspicious activities of Our father King Daśaratha, control Yourself in accordance with Your nature.
“Control Yourself in accordance with Your nature” means “engage Yourself in accordance with Your kingly nature.”