Valmiki Ramayana 1.34.14: Bala Kanda, Sarga 34, Shloka 14
कुशिकवंश
प्रसङ्गः / Genealogy of the Kuśika Line and the Kausikī River
गतोऽर्धरात्रः काकुत्स्थ कथाः कथयतो मम ।
निद्रामभ्येहि भद्रं ते मा भूद्विघ्नोऽध्वनीह नः ॥१४॥
gato 'rdharātraḥ kākutstha kathāḥ kathayato mama |
nidrām abhy ehi bhadraṃ te mā bhūd vighno 'dhvanīha naḥ ||14||
कहानी सुना-सुना के आधी रात निकल गई है। अब सो जाओ, तुम्हारा भलाई हो। रास्ते में कोई दिक्कत न आए हमारी।
O son of the Kakusthas! while telling my stories, midnight has passed by. Go to sleep now. Prosperity to you. Let there be no obstacles on our way.
FAQs
Dharma includes considerate conduct and right timing—rest is advised after instruction, and a prayer for obstacle-free travel reflects protective goodwill.
After finishing his narration, Viśvāmitra notes it is past midnight and instructs Rāma to sleep, offering blessings for the onward journey.
The sage’s benevolent guardianship and orderly discipline (knowing when to pause and preserve wellbeing).
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