Shloka 113
Pṛthā’s Atithi-Sevā and the Gift of the Deva-Āhvāna Mantra (पृथायाः अतिथिसेवा तथा देवाह्वानमन्त्रप्रदानम्)
अवेक्ष्याभ्यद्रवद् वीर: सौमित्रिर्मित्रनन्दन: । राक्षस कुम्भकर्ण द्वारा सुग्रीवका अपहरण होता देख मित्रोंका आनन्द बढ़ानेवाले सुमित्राकुमार वीरवर लक्ष्मण उसकी ओर दौड़े
avekṣyābhyadravad vīraḥ saumitrir mitranandanaḥ | rākṣasena kumbhakarṇena sugrīvasyāpaharaṇaṁ dṛṣṭvā mitrāṇāṁ nandanaḥ sumitrākumāro vīravaraḥ lakṣmaṇas tasyaivābhidudrāva ||
Markandeya said: Seeing Sugriva being carried off by the rākṣasa Kumbhakarṇa, the heroic Lakṣmaṇa—son of Sumitrā, delight of his allies—rushed forward toward him. The scene underscores the warrior’s duty to protect companions and resist adharma when the innocent are seized by force.
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Educational Q&A
When wrongdoing takes the form of forceful seizure (apaharaṇa), dharma calls for prompt, courageous protection of companions and the vulnerable; loyalty to allies is presented as an ethical obligation of a kṣatriya-like hero.
Mārkaṇḍeya narrates that Lakṣmaṇa, seeing Sugrīva being abducted by the rākṣasa Kumbhakarṇa, immediately charges toward the abductor to stop the injustice and defend his ally.