मम सत्यं भवेद्वाक्य मेतस्मादहमागतः । प्राप्तराज्यप्रतिष्ठोऽपि तव भ्राता महाबलः
mama satyaṃ bhavedvākya metasmādahamāgataḥ | prāptarājyapratiṣṭho'pi tava bhrātā mahābalaḥ
Sea verdadera mi palabra: por esto he venido. Aunque tu hermano, de gran poder, haya obtenido y quedado establecido en el reino, recuerda el peligro del orgullo y la contención conforme al dharma.
Rāma (implied, addressing Vibhīṣaṇa)
Tirtha: Setu-tīrtha (implied)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A messenger/teacher figure declares the purpose of his coming: to speak truth and caution about a powerful brother already enthroned—success must not become arrogance.
Truthful counsel is offered to protect dharma even after power is secured; stability must be guided by righteousness.
No tīrtha is directly referenced in this line; it functions as narrative linkage within the tīrtha-māhātmya chapter.
No explicit ritual is prescribed here.
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