Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 124, Shloka 12
पुष्पकविमान-प्रस्थानम्
The Pushpaka Vimāna Offered and the Return Prepared
अहंतेयुद्यनुग्राह्योयदिस्मरसिमेगुणान् ।वसतावदिहप्राज्ञ यद्यस्तिमयिसौहृदम् ।।।।
ahaṃ te yady anugrāhyo yadi smarasi me guṇān |
vasatāvad iha prājña yady asti mayi sauhṛdam ||
যদি মই তোমাৰ অনুগ্ৰহৰ যোগ্য হওঁ, যদি তুমি মোৰ গুণ স্মৰণ কৰা—হে প্ৰাজ্ঞ—আৰু যদি মোৰ প্ৰতি তোমাৰ স্নেহ থাকে, তেন্তে কিছুকাল ইয়াতেই বাস কৰা।
"O Wise Rama! If you permit me, and think kindly of me and remember me, and if you have affection for me stay here for a while."
FAQs
Dharma of hospitality and relational propriety: Vibhīṣaṇa requests, without presuming, that Rāma accept friendship and pause as a guest.
After the war, Vibhīṣaṇa asks Rāma to remain briefly, appealing to Rāma’s goodwill and their bond.
Humility and tact—Vibhīṣaṇa frames his request as dependent on Rāma’s grace, not entitlement.
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