Shloka 9
सीताप्रत्याख्यानम् / Rama’s Post-Victory Address to Sītā
Public Opinion and Royal Duty
विभीषणस्य च तथासफलोऽद्यपरिश्रमः ।विगुणंभ्रातरंत्यक्त्वायोमांस्वयमुपस्थितः ।।6.118.9।।
vibhīṣaṇasya ca tathā saphalo ’dya pariśramaḥ |
viguṇaṁ bhrātaraṁ tyaktvā yo māṁ svayam upasthitaḥ ||6.118.9||
またヴィビーシャナの労も今日実を結んだ。徳なき兄を捨て、自ら進んで我がもとへ来た者である。
"Hanuman's leaping across the ocean and devastating action of Lanka has yielded results now."
FAQs
Dharma may require rejecting even familial ties when they uphold adharma; choosing righteousness (and truthful allegiance to it) is presented as the higher duty.
Rāma credits Vibhīṣaṇa’s defection from Rāvaṇa and his alliance with the righteous side as a meaningful, successful effort.
Moral courage: the willingness to stand for dharma despite family pressure and personal risk.