Shloka 3
मायाशिरोप्रदर्शनम्
The Display of the Illusory Head of Rāma
मन्त्रिणश्शीघ्रमायान्तुसर्वेवैसुसमाहिताः ।अयंनोमन्त्रकालोहिसम्प्रप्ताइतिराक्षसाः ।।।।
mantriṇaḥ śīghram āyāntu sarve vai susamāhitāḥ | ayaṃ no mantrakālo hi samprāpta iti rākṣasāḥ ||
‘ಎಲ್ಲ ಮಂತ್ರಿಗಳು ತಕ್ಷಣವೇ ಬನ್ನಿರಿ, ಎಲ್ಲರೂ ಸುಸ್ಥಿರಚಿತ್ತರಾಗಿರಿ; ನಮ್ಮಿಗೆ ಮಂತ್ರಾಲೋಚನೆಯ ಕಾಲವು ಈಗಲೇ ಬಂದಿದೆ’ ಎಂದು ರಾಕ್ಷಸರು ಹೇಳಿದರು.
"When Vibheeshana rose up he was caught by chance. Lakshmana and Vanaras fled in all directions."
FAQs
It points to rāja-dharma: major decisions should be taken through timely counsel and composed deliberation rather than impulse.
In the war setting, Rāvaṇa convenes his ministers, presenting the moment as a critical time for strategy and decision-making.
Strategic prudence and administrative order—calling an assembly and seeking counsel.