Shloka 9
कबन्धमोक्षः—सुग्रीवमैत्र्युपदेशः
Kabandha’s Release and Counsel to Befriend Sugriva
दशाभागगतो हीनस्त्वं हि राम सलक्ष्मणः।यत्कृते व्यसनं प्राप्तं त्वया दारप्रधर्षणम्।।।।।
daśābhāgagato hīnas tvaṃ hi rāma salakṣmaṇaḥ |
yatkṛte vyasanaṃ prāptaṃ tvayā dārapradharṣaṇam |||
હે રામ, લક્ષ્મણসহ તમે દુર્ભાગ્યના અંશમાં પ્રવેશી હીન અવસ્થાને પામ્યા છો; એ જ કારણે તમને વ્યસન પ્રાપ્ત થયું—તમારા દારનું અપહરણ કરીને વિવાહ-ધર્મ પર આઘાત થયો છે.
The effulgent Kabandha rose into the sky on a famous aerial chariot harnessed to swans. Seated on it, he illuminated all ten directions and spoke from the sky,'O Raghava I will truly tell you how you will get Sita, listen to me'.
FAQs
The verse recognizes suffering without denying it: dharma begins with truthful diagnosis (satya) of one’s condition, so that righteous remedies can be pursued without despair.
Kabandha explains Rama’s present misfortune—Sita’s abduction—as part of a difficult phase, preparing him to take strategic steps to recover her.
Marital fidelity and protection of maryādā: the abduction is framed as an outrage against the sanctity of marriage, reinforcing Rama’s righteous motive to restore Sita.