Valmiki Ramayana 6.84.2: Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 84, Shloka 2
निकुम्भिला-यज्ञविघ्नोपदेशः
Counsel to Disrupt the Nikumbhilā Rite
नानाप्रहरणैर्वीरैश्चतुर्भिस्सचिवैर्वृतः ।
नीलाञ्जनचयाकारैर्मातङ्गैरिवयूथप ॥२॥
nānāpraharaṇair vīraiś caturbhiḥ sacivair vṛtaḥ |
nīlāñjanacayākārair mātaṅgair iva yūthapa ||2||
विभीषण चार बड़े मंत्रियों के साथ आया। वो सब हाथ में हथियार लिए हुए थे। देखो जैसे काला हाथी के चारों तरफ और काला हाथी घूम रहे हों, वैसे ही विभीषण अपने मंत्रियों में घिरा हुआ था। वो राम के पास गया।
Accompanied by the four ministers surrounded by four ministers resembling leaders of elephants, who looked dark like collyrium, Vibheeshana came to high-souled Rama. He witnessed Vanaras whose eyes were filled with tears.
FAQs
Dharma here is expressed through loyal counsel and responsible leadership: Vibhīṣaṇa approaches Rāma not as a mere ally, but as a principled adviser coming to address a crisis with orderly support.
After a distressing battlefield deception, Vibhīṣaṇa comes to Rāma with his ministers and observes the Vānara army’s grief and confusion.
Vibhīṣaṇa’s steadiness and duty-bound counsel—approaching the righteous side with preparedness and clarity in a moment of collective sorrow.
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