Shloka 1
मारीचोपदेश
प्रतिषेधः / Ravana Rejects Maricha’s Counsel and Orders the Golden Deer Deception
मारीचेन तु तद्वाक्यं क्षमं युक्तं च निशाचरः।उक्तो न प्रतिजग्राह मर्तुकाम इवौषधम्।।3.40.1।।
mārīcena tu tadvākyaṃ kṣamaṃ yuktaṃ ca niśācaraḥ |
ukto na pratijagrāha martukāma ivauṣadham ||
مع أن ماريتشا قال قولًا لائقًا محكمَ التعليل، فإن سائرَ الليل (رافانا) لم يقبله، كمن عزم على الموت فيرفض الدواء.
The demon Ravana did not heed the appropriate advice of the competent Maricha just like a man wishing to die refuses medicine.
FAQs
A ruler’s dharma includes listening to truthful, well-judged counsel; rejecting good advice due to obsession or arrogance leads to self-destruction.
After hearing Mārīca’s prudent warning, Rāvaṇa refuses to accept it, foreshadowing the calamity that follows from abducting Sītā.
Prudence (viveka) is highlighted by contrast: Mārīca shows discernment, while Rāvaṇa displays reckless obstinacy.