Shloka 6.117.11
सीतासमीपगमनम् / Sītā Brought Near to Rāma (Public Witness and Protocol)
एवमुक्तातुवैदेहीप्रत्युवाचविभीषणम् ।अस्नात्वाद्रष्टुमिच्छामिभर्तारंराक्षसेश्वर ।।।।
yan-nimitto ’yam ārambhaḥ karmaṇāṃ yaḥ phalodayaḥ |
tāṃ devīṃ śoka-santaptāṃ draṣṭum arhasi maithilīm ||
You should behold that noble Maithilī, scorched by grief—she for whose sake this undertaking began, and for whom these deeds have now borne their fruit.
Vibheeshana, having spoken that way, Vaidehi said to the Lord of Rakshasas that she would like to see him without having a bath.
Dharma here is compassionate responsibility: once a righteous undertaking has succeeded, one should honor its purpose—relieving the suffering of the innocent (Sītā) and acknowledging the human cost of the conflict.
After the victory, Vibhīṣaṇa urges Rāma to see Sītā, emphasizing that she is the very reason the campaign began and has now reached its intended outcome.
Vibhīṣaṇa’s virtue of wise counsel and empathy—he frames the victory’s meaning as the restoration of Sītā and the easing of her grief.