Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 17, Shloka 37
विभीषणागमनम्
Vibhīṣaṇa’s Arrival and the Debate on Refuge
तस्मादेकैकशस्तावद्ब्रुवन्तुसचिवास्तव ।हेतुतोमतिसम्पन्नास्समर्थाश्चपुन: पुनः ।।6.17.37।।
tasmād ekaikaśas tāvad bruvantu sacivās tava |
hetuto matisampannāḥ samarthāś ca punaḥ punaḥ ||6.17.37||
“Therefore, let your counsellors—intelligent and capable—speak one by one, giving their reasons, again and again (as needed).”
"On account of that reason, since your ministers are richly endowed with intelligence let them speak out again and again, one after the other in that way."
FAQs
Dharma in decision-making requires transparent reasoning: counsel should be sequential, rational, and open to repeated examination until truth is clarified.
The advisers encourage a structured, reason-based discussion among Rāma’s counsellors regarding how to respond to Vibhīṣaṇa’s approach.
Commitment to reasoned inquiry (hetu) and institutional wisdom (listening to multiple capable voices).
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