Shloka 50
सूर्य–कर्णोपदेशः
Sūrya’s Counsel to Karṇa on Kīrti and the Kuṇḍala
विभीषणमते चैव सोउत्यक्रामन्महार्णवम् । ससैन्य: सेतुना तेन मासेनैव नराधिप,नरेश्वरर विभीषणकी सलाहसे श्रीरामचन्द्रजीने उसी सेतुद्वारा एक ही महीनेमें सेनासहित महासागरको पार कर लिया
vibhīṣaṇamate caiva so ’tyakrāman mahārṇavam | sa-sainyaḥ setunā tena māsenāiva narādhipa ||
Mārkaṇḍeya said: “Acting in accordance with Vibhīṣaṇa’s counsel, he crossed the vast ocean. O king, with his entire army he traversed it by that bridge, accomplishing the passage within a single month.”
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Educational Q&A
A righteous leader advances effectively by heeding sound counsel (Vibhīṣaṇa’s advice) and organizing sustained, disciplined effort (the army crossing via the bridge), showing that dharmic aims are best pursued through wisdom and coordinated action rather than impulse.
Mārkaṇḍeya narrates that Śrī Rāma, following Vibhīṣaṇa’s guidance, crossed the great ocean with his army by means of the constructed bridge (setu), completing the crossing within a month.