Shloka 26
दूत-नीति, शुक-प्रसङ्गः
Envoy-Ethics and the Episode of Śuka
नमोक्षयसेरावण: राघवस्यसुरैस्सहेन्द्रैदपिमूढगुप्तः ।अन्तर्हितस्सूर्यपथंगतोऽवा ।तथैवपातालमनुप्रविष्टः ।।6.20.25।।गिरीशपादम्बुजसङ्गतोवाहतोऽसिरामेणसहानुजस्त्वम् ।।6.20.26।।
na mokṣyase rāvaṇa rāghavasya suraiḥ sahendrair api mūḍha guptaḥ |
antarhitaḥ sūryapathaṃ gato vā tathaiva pātālam anupraviṣṭaḥ ||
girīśa-pādāmbuja-saṅgato vā hato ’si rāmeṇa sahānujas tvam ||
ໂອ ຣາວະນະຜູ້ຫຼົງຜິດ! ແມ່ນແຕ່ເຈົ້າຈະຫຼົບຊ່ອນ—ຖືກເທວະທັງຫຼາຍພ້ອມພຣະອິນທຣາຄຸ້ມຄອງ—ຈະຫາຍລັບຕາ ໜີໄປຕາມທາງດວງອາທິດ ເຂົ້າສູ່ປາຕາລ ຫຼືແມ່ນແຕ່ໄປພຶ່ງພາດອກບົວແຫ່ງພຣະບາດພຣະສິວະ (ຄີຣີຊະ) ເປັນທີ່ພັກພິງ ເຈົ້າກໍບໍ່ອາດຫຼຸດພົ້ນຈາກຣາຆະວະໄດ້. ພຣະຣາມຈະສັງຫານເຈົ້າພ້ອມອະນຸຊາຂອງເຈົ້າ.
"O Foolish Ravana Even if you go to a secret place, or rendered invisible by your interposition, or go into the orbit of the Sun, or go underground to Patala or go to the feet of Lord Siva for protection, you cannot escape from Rama. You along with your brother will be slain."
FAQs
Adharma cannot be shielded by power, secrecy, or even divine alliances; righteous retribution (dharma-phala) reaches the wrongdoer.
A forceful warning is delivered to Rāvaṇa that no refuge—cosmic, subterranean, or even devotional—will avert the consequence of his wrongdoing against Rāma.
Rāma’s steadfastness in dharma: justice pursued without being obstructed by fear, deception, or status.