Shloka 57
कुम्भकर्णोपदेशः
Kumbhakarna’s Counsel and War-Boast to Ravana
वधेनतेदाशरथेःसुखार्हंसुखंसमाहर्तुमहंव्रजामि ।निहत्यरामंसहलक्ष्मणेनखादामिन्हरियूथमुख्यान् ।।6.63.57।।
vadhena te dāśaratheḥ sukhārhaṃ sukhaṃ samāhartum ahaṃ vrajāmi |
nihatya rāmaṃ saha-lakṣmaṇena khādāmi hari-yūtha-mukhyān ||6.63.57||
«Durch den Tod Rāmas, des Sohnes Daśarathas, gehe ich hin, dir das Glück zu verschaffen, das du als dir gebührend erachtest. Nachdem ich Rāma samt Lakṣmaṇa erschlagen habe, werde ich die vornehmsten Anführer der Vānara-Heere verschlingen.»
"The king who does his duty in time in accordance with justice and thinking intelligently with his ministers, understands rightly."
FAQs
Loyalty is not automatically dharmic; when loyalty serves injustice, it becomes complicity in adharma—contrasting with righteous service aligned to truth.
Kumbhakarṇa declares he will fight for Rāvaṇa’s sake, specifically targeting Rāma, Lakṣmaṇa, and the Vānara commanders.
Courage and loyalty, but portrayed as ethically misdirected because the cause is unrighteous.