Shloka 28
लक्ष्मण-प्राणरक्षा:
Lakshmana’s Revival by the Herb-Mountain
अस्मिंस्तुशिखरेजातामोषधिंतांसुखावहाम् ।।।।प्रतर्केणावगच्छामिसुषेणोह्यवमब्रवीत् ।
asmiṃs tu śikhare jātām oṣadhiṃ tāṃ sukhāvahām |
pratarkeṇāvagacchāmi suṣeṇo hy evam abravīt ||
Durch Überlegung erkenne ich, dass auf diesem Gipfel selbst das heilende Kraut wächst, das Wohlergehen schenkt; denn so hat es Suṣeṇa gesagt.
'If I go without taking Visalakarani, through the passage of time huge mistakes will happen and perplexity will arise'.
FAQs
Dharma includes relying on truthful, competent guidance (satya-yukta upadeśa) and using reason to act responsibly in a crisis.
Hanuman infers the herb’s location based on Sushena’s instruction about where the life-saving plant grows.
Discernment (viveka): Hanuman combines expert testimony with inference to choose the right course.