प्रमदावनविध्वंसः | The Devastation of the Pleasure-Garden
Ashoka Vatika
कार्ये कर्मणि निर्दिष्टे यो बहून्यपि साधयेत्।पूर्वकार्याविरोधेन स कार्यं कर्तुमर्हति।।।।
kārye karmaṇi nirdiṣṭe yo bahūny api sādhayet |
pūrvakāryāvirodhena sa kāryaṃ kartum arhati ||
Bila suatu tugas telah ditetapkan, orang yang mampu menuntaskan banyak tujuan tambahan juga—tanpa menghalangi tujuan semula—dialah yang sungguh layak melaksanakannya.
'He, who can perform tasks in addition to the objective accomplished without affecting it, is really worthy.
Dharma is intelligent duty-fulfilment: one should keep the primary obligation intact while skillfully achieving secondary goods that support the righteous goal.
Hanumān weighs how to act in Laṅkā so that any additional actions (like testing enemy strength) do not compromise his main mission of serving Rāma and Sītā.
Competent stewardship (dakṣatā): the ability to expand outcomes without betraying the entrusted purpose.