Shloka 53
Sāvitrī’s Report and Nārada’s Prognosis (सावित्र्याख्यान—सत्यवान्-गुणवर्णनं तथा अल्पायुषः पूर्वसूचना)
स निश्चित्य ततः कृत्यं स्वसारमुपसान्त्व्य च | ऊर्ध्वमाचक्रमे राजा विधाय नगरे विधिम्,यह सुनकर रावणने अपने कर्तव्यका निश्चय किया और अपनी बहिनको सान्त्वना देकर नगर आदिकी रक्षाका प्रबन्ध करके वह आकाशमार्गसे उड़ चला
sa niścitya tataḥ kṛtyaṃ svasāram upasāntvya ca | ūrdhvam ācakrame rājā vidhāya nagare vidhim ||
فلمّا عزم على ما ينبغي فعله، طيّب خاطر أخته؛ ثم رتّب في المدينة ما يلزم من نظامٍ وحراسة، وانطلق صاعدًا، سالكًا طريق الجوّ.
(श्रीरम उवाच
Educational Q&A
Resolve (niścaya) should be paired with responsibility: a ruler does not rush toward a goal without first ensuring order, protection, and proper arrangements for those dependent on him, including family and the city.
The king decides on his intended action, consoles his sister, organizes the city’s regulations/defenses, and then departs upward by an aerial path.