Shloka 113
Pṛthā’s Atithi-Sevā and the Gift of the Deva-Āhvāna Mantra (पृथायाः अतिथिसेवा तथा देवाह्वानमन्त्रप्रदानम्)
अवेक्ष्याभ्यद्रवद् वीर: सौमित्रिर्मित्रनन्दन: । राक्षस कुम्भकर्ण द्वारा सुग्रीवका अपहरण होता देख मित्रोंका आनन्द बढ़ानेवाले सुमित्राकुमार वीरवर लक्ष्मण उसकी ओर दौड़े
avekṣyābhyadravad vīraḥ saumitrir mitranandanaḥ | rākṣasena kumbhakarṇena sugrīvasyāpaharaṇaṁ dṛṣṭvā mitrāṇāṁ nandanaḥ sumitrākumāro vīravaraḥ lakṣmaṇas tasyaivābhidudrāva ||
Mārkaṇḍeya said: Seeing Sugrīva carried off by the rākṣasa Kumbhakarṇa, the heroic Lakṣmaṇa—son of Sumitrā, delight of his allies—rushed straight toward him. The scene proclaims the warrior’s duty: to shield companions and oppose adharma when the innocent are seized by force.
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Educational Q&A
When wrongdoing takes the form of forceful seizure (apaharaṇa), dharma calls for prompt, courageous protection of companions and the vulnerable; loyalty to allies is presented as an ethical obligation of a kṣatriya-like hero.
Mārkaṇḍeya narrates that Lakṣmaṇa, seeing Sugrīva being abducted by the rākṣasa Kumbhakarṇa, immediately charges toward the abductor to stop the injustice and defend his ally.