Shloka 11
विभीषणोपदेशः
Vibhīṣaṇa’s Counsel to Rāvaṇa and the Rākṣasa Court
वधस्तुरामस्यमयात्वयाचप्रहस्तसर्वैरपिराक्षसैर्वा ।कथंभवेदर्थविशारदस्यमहार्णवंतर्तुमिवाप्लवस्य ।।।।
vadhas tu rāmasya mayā tvayā ca prahasta sarvair api rākṣasair vā |
kathaṃ bhaved artha-viśāradasya mahārṇavaṃ tartum ivāplavasya ||
Prahastha, wie könnte die Tötung Rāmas möglich sein—durch mich, durch dich oder gar durch alle Rākṣasas—da er in allen Dingen kundig ist? Es wäre, als wollte ein Nichtschwimmer den weiten Ozean durchqueren.
"Prahastha! How can you or me or all Rakshasas kill Rama who is knowledgeable of everything, just as one who is not swimming can cross the great ocean."
FAQs
Dharma is linked with clear-sighted truth: Vibhīṣaṇa urges realism grounded in moral order—opposing a righteous protector like Rāma is both ethically wrong and strategically ruinous.
Vibhīṣaṇa warns Prahastha and the court that fantasies of killing Rāma are impossible, using a vivid simile of an unskilled person attempting to cross an ocean.
Wisdom (prajñā) and integrity: Vibhīṣaṇa combines ethical judgment with practical assessment, modeling dharmic counsel.