शोको नाशयते धैर्य, शोको नाशयते श्रॄतम् |

शोको नाशयते सर्वं, नास्ति शोकसमो रिपु: ||

दु: ख लोगों को धैर्य मारता है, दुःख को अच्छे और बुरे के बीच भेद करने की क्षमता भूल जाती है, दुःख सभी अच्छे गुणों को दूर ले जाती है और इस तरह दुःख एक व्यक्ति का सबसे बड़ा दुश्मन है, इस प्रकार दुःख के हाथों में खुद को स्वयं नहीं देना चाहिए।

When Rama was exiled by his father King Dashratha, Kausalya in deep grief said bad words to her husband even though she knew that it was not her husband’s fault. Later she realised her fault and then she says –

Sorrow kills ones patience, sorrow makes forget one’s ability to distinguish between good and bad, sorrow takes away all good qualities and thus the sorrow is the biggest enemy of an individual.

Thus one should not give himself/herself in the hands of sorrow.