Shloka 4.62.6

संपाति-उपदेशः / Sampati Instructed and the Search Mission Foretold

Devanagari script

नैऋतो रावणो नाम तस्य भार्यां हरिष्यति।राक्षसेन्द्रो जनस्थनादवध्य स्सुरदानवैः4.62.6।।

Transliteration

notsaheyam ahaṃ kartum adhyaiva tvāṃ sa-pakṣakam | iha-sthas tvaṃ tu lokānāṃ hitaṃ kāryaṃ kariṣyasi ||

Translation

I am not inclined to restore your wings right now, along with your companions. Stay here; remaining here, you will accomplish a work that benefits the worlds.

Context

'The king of demons, Ravana who is indestructible even by gods and demons will beabducting his wife from Janastahana.

Characters & Entities

• Sampāti
• Lokāḥ (worlds/people)

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

Dharma prioritizes lokahita (welfare of the world) over personal gain: power (wings) is withheld so that Sampāti remains positioned to serve a larger righteous purpose.

What is the narrative situation?

Sampāti seeks restoration, but the sage delays it, instructing him to stay because his presence there will enable a world-benefiting task tied to Rāma’s mission.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Service-orientation: accepting limitation and remaining where one can be most useful to dharma.