Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 35, Shloka 26
सुमन्त्रस्य कैकेयी-निन्दा
Sumantra’s Reproof of Kaikeyi in the Royal Assembly
स तच्छ्रुत्वा वचस्तस्य प्रसन्नमनसो नृपः। मातरं ते निरस्याशु विजहार कुबेरवत्।।2.35.26।।
sa tac chrutvā vacas tasya prasanna-mano nṛpaḥ | mātaraṁ te nirasyāśu vijahāra kuberavat ||2.35.26||
その言葉を聞くと、王は心が晴れ、ただちに汝の母を退け、財宝神クベーラのごとく安らかに振る舞った。
Happy to hear these words, your father sent away your mother and moved about like Kubera.
FAQs
Consequences of counsel: a ruler’s emotional state and actions shift after receiving an instruction, showing how advice can redirect conduct for good or ill.
Sumantra states that, after hearing the boon-giver’s directive, the Kekaya king dismissed Kaikeyi’s mother and regained ease of mind.
Self-control and responsiveness to authoritative counsel (though the moral tone is critical in the broader rebuke).