Shloka 49
दक्षिणदिशि सीतान्वेषण-आदेशः
Commissioning the Southern Search for Sītā
ततः प्रियतरो नास्ति मम प्राणाद्विशेषतः।।।।कृतापराधो बहुशो मम बन्धुर्भविष्यति।
tataḥ priyataro nāsti mama prāṇād viśeṣataḥ | kṛtāparādho bahuśo mama bandhur bhaviṣyati ||
ಅವನಿಗಿಂತ ನನಗೆ ಇನ್ನಾರು ಪ್ರಿಯರಿಲ್ಲ—ನನ್ನ ಪ್ರಾಣಕ್ಕಿಂತಲೂ ಹೆಚ್ಚಾಗಿ. ಅವನು ಅನೇಕ ಬಾರಿ ಅಪರಾಧ ಮಾಡಿದರೂ ಸಹ, ಅವನು ನನ್ನ ಅತೀ ಆತ್ಮೀಯ ಬಂಧುವಾಗುವನು.
'None will be dearer to me than he. Even if he has made a mistake, he will be to me dear and near.
FAQs
Dharma is gratitude and loyalty: extraordinary service to a righteous cause merits enduring affection and protection, even overriding prior mistakes.
Continuing his incentives, Sugrīva declares that the successful messenger will become his closest confidant, valued above life itself.
Gratitude coupled with forgiveness—Sugrīva promises closeness even if the person had earlier erred.