Shloka 19
अङ्गद
उपदेशः — Hanuman’s Counsel to Angada on Succession and Strategy
न च जातु न हिंस्युस्त्वां घोरा लक्ष्मणसायकाः ।अपवृत्तं जिघांसन्तो महावेगा दुरासदाः ।। ।।
na ca jātu na hiṃsyus tvāṃ ghorā lakṣmaṇa-sāyakāḥ |
apavṛttaṃ jighāṃsanto mahāvegā durāsadāḥ || 4.54.19 ||
লক্ষ্মণৰ ভয়ংকৰ শৰ কেতিয়াও তোমাক নাছাড়িব; তুমি পিঠ ঘূৰাই আঁতৰি বা পলাই গ’লে, পলায়নকাৰীক বধ কৰিবলৈ উদ্গ্ৰীৱ মহাবেগী আৰু অদম্য শৰ তোমাক নিশ্চয় আঘাত কৰিব।
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FAQs
Dharma stresses accountability: abandoning one’s pledged duty (apavṛtti) invites grave consequences; steadfastness and truth to one’s commitment are upheld.
The counsellor heightens the deterrent: if Aṅgada attempts to withdraw/defect, Lakṣmaṇa’s force will be inescapable.
Steadfastness—remaining aligned with rightful duty rather than turning away out of fear or convenience.