Shloka 60
सुग्रीवस्य शतवलि-प्रेषणम्
Sugriva’s Commission to Satavali for the Northern Search
स हि सोमगिरिर्नाम देवानामपि दुर्गमः।तमालोक्य ततः क्षिप्रमुपावर्तितुमर्हथ।।।।
sa hi somagirir nāma devānām api durgamaḥ | tam ālokya tataḥ kṣipram upāvartitum arhatha ||
Denn jener Berg heißt Somagiri und ist selbst für die Götter schwer zu erreichen; habt ihr ihn erblickt, so sollt ihr von dort sogleich umkehren.
'O heroic monkeys comparable to fire! If you are successful in finding Vaidehi you will be carrying out your duty. Rama will be highly pleased by your action. My pleasure will be even greater.
FAQs
Dharma includes discretion: one must not endanger the mission through overreach into realms deemed inaccessible.
Specific route guidance is given: Somagiri marks a point beyond which the scouts should not proceed.
Obedience to wise counsel and prioritizing the mission’s success over reckless exploration.