Shloka 20
किष्किन्धाकाण्डे द्वात्रिंशः सर्गः
Lakshmana’s Anger Reported; Hanuman Advises Propitiation and Timely Mobilization
न स क्षमः कोपयितुं यः प्रसाद्यः पुनर्भवेत्।पूर्वोपकारं स्मरता कृतज्ञेन विशेषतः।।
na sa kṣamaḥ kopayituṃ yaḥ prasādyaḥ punar bhavet | pūrvopakāraṃ smaratā kṛtajñena viśeṣataḥ ||
যাকে আবার প্রসন্ন করা উচিত, তাকে ক্রুদ্ধ করা সমীচীন নয়—বিশেষত সেই কৃতজ্ঞ ব্যক্তির পক্ষে, যে পূর্বের উপকার স্মরণ করে।
'It is easy to earn a friend but keeping the friendship sustained is difficult. Due to fickleness of mind friendship gets broken even on flimsy grounds.
FAQs
Dharma teaches gratitude and restraint: do not wrong or offend those whom you ought to honor—especially benefactors whose help must be remembered truthfully.
Hanumān advises Sugrīva on repairing the strained alliance with Rāma/Lakṣmaṇa by acting with gratitude and avoiding provocation.
Kṛtajñatā (gratitude) and humility—recognizing moral obligation toward one who has helped you.