Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 64, Shloka 7
महोदर-वाक्यं कुम्भकर्ण-प्रतिषेधः
Mahodara’s Counsel and the Critique of Kumbhakarna’s Solo Assault
कर्मचैवहिसर्वेषांकारणानांप्रयोजकम् ।श्रेयःपापीयसांचात्रफलंभवतिकर्मणाम् ।।।।
karma caiva hi sarveṣāṃ kāraṇānāṃ prayojakam | śreyaḥ pāpīyasāṃ cātra phalaṃ bhavati karmaṇām ||
কৰ্মেই সকলো কাৰণক প্ৰবৃত্ত কৰোৱা প্ৰেৰক; আৰু ইয়াত কৰ্মফল কৰ্মৰ স্বভাৱ অনুসাৰে কেতিয়াবা শ্ৰেয়স্কৰ, কেতিয়াবা পাপীয়স হয়।
" Actions alone are the means of happiness. Being so how can sinful actions accrue good results?"
FAQs
Dharma is tied to moral causality: actions are decisive, and their results correspond to their ethical quality—good deeds yield welfare, harmful deeds yield suffering.
Counsel is being offered about decision-making in war and governance, grounding outcomes in karma rather than wishful thinking.
Accountability: recognizing that one’s chosen acts produce appropriate consequences.