Shloka 33
हनूमता सुग्रीवस्य कालधर्मोपदेशः
Hanuman’s Counsel on Timely Ally-Duty
त्रिपञ्चरात्रादूर्ध्वं यः प्राप्नुयान्नेह वानरः।तस्य प्राणान्तिको दण्डो नात्र कार्या विचारणा4.29.33।।
tripañcarātrād ūrdhvaṃ yaḥ prāpnuyān neha vānaraḥ | tasya prāṇāntiko daṇḍo nātra kāryā vicāraṇā || 4.29.33 ||
Any monkey who arrives here after three or five nights have passed shall face punishment up to death—there is no room for debate in this matter.
FAQs
Kāla-dharma: duty must be performed within time. The verse frames timeliness as a moral and strategic necessity, enforced through strict discipline.
To ensure rapid mobilization for Rāma’s mission, Sugrīva sets a hard deadline and prescribes severe penalties for delay.
Sugrīva’s decisiveness and prioritization of mission over comfort; a ruler’s firmness in enforcing collective duty.