Shloka 7
विभीषणोपदेशः
Vibhishana’s Counsel to Ravana and the Catalogue of Omens
तंमहाभ्रमिवाऽदित्यस्तेजोविस्तृतरश्मिमान् ।अग्रजस्यालयंवीरःप्रविवेशमहाद्युतिः ।।।।
taṃ mahābhram ivādityas tejo-vistṛta-raśmimān | agrajasya ālayaṃ vīraḥ praviveśa mahādyutiḥ ||
Da trat der heldenhafte Vibhīṣaṇa—strahlend wie Āditya, die Sonne mit weit ausgebreiteten Strahlen—in die Wohnstatt seines älteren Bruders ein.
Heroic (Vibheeshana) of exceptional splendour, whose brilliance spread widely like the radiance of the highly lustrous Sun entered his brother's abode.
FAQs
Approaching even an erring kinsman with clarity and purpose: dharma includes the duty to attempt righteous counsel before resorting to conflict.
Vibhīṣaṇa arrives and enters Rāvaṇa’s residence, poised to advise him.
Moral courage and steadfastness—Vibhīṣaṇa’s ‘radiance’ signals inner rectitude and readiness to speak truth.