Mahabharata 3.286.10 — Vana Parva, Adhyaya 286, Shloka 10
Karṇa–Sūrya Saṃvāda: Satya, Dāna, and the Amoghā Śakti (कर्ण–सूर्यसंवादः)
मन्त्रियोंसे घिरकर बैठे हुए पुलस्त्यनन्दन रावणके पास पहुँचकर कुशल वक्ता अंगदने रावणको सम्बोधित करके श्रीरामचन्द्रजीका संदेश इस प्रकार कहना आरम्भ किया -- ९ || ([[।[[[[[। एए।[एाएएएएए ४५ | गाए प्ञगगा |! 0 चर | आह वत्वां राघवो राजन् कोसलेन्द्रो महायशा: । प्राप्तकालमिदं वाक््यं तदादत्स्व कुरुष्व च
āha tvāṃ rāghavo rājan kosalendro mahāyaśāḥ | prāptakālam idaṃ vākyaṃ tad ādatsva kuruṣva ca rājān ||
Angada, kundig im Wort, trat vor Ravana, den Sohn Pulastyas, der von Ministern umgeben saß, und sprach: „O König! Der ruhmreiche Raghava—Rama, Herr von Kosala—richtet diese Worte an dich. Es ist ein Rat zur rechten Zeit: Nimm ihn an und handle danach, o König!“
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Even in conflict, dharma requires offering timely counsel and a chance for correction; a ruler should accept wise advice and act appropriately rather than persist in adharma.
Angada, as an envoy, delivers Rāma’s message to Rāvaṇa, urging him to heed a timely warning and take the proper course of action.
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