कुम्भकर्णोपदेशः
Kumbhakarna’s Counsel and War-Boast to Ravana
यःपश्चातूर्वकार्याणिकुर्यादैश्वर्यमास्थितः ।पूर्वंचोत्तरकार्याणि न स वेदनयानया ।।6.63.5।।
yaḥ paścāt pūrvakāryāṇi kuryād aiśvaryam āsthitaḥ |
pūrvaṃ cottarakāryāṇi na sa veda nayānayā ||
ຜູ້ໃດອາໄສຄວາມຮັ່ງມີແລະອໍານາດ ແລ້ວຜັດຜ່ອນກິດທີ່ຄວນເຮັດກ່ອນ ກັບໄປເຮັດສິ່ງທີ່ມາພາຍຫຼັງ ຜູ້ນັ້ນບໍ່ເຂົ້າໃຈນີຕິອັນຖືກ ແລະສິ່ງທີ່ກົງກັນຂ້າມ—ທາງຖືກແລະທາງຜິດ.
"Even if there is fear of Indra and Brahma that haunts you, I shall destroy them away like the sun dispels darkness. Devas will fall flat on earth when I am enraged."
Dharma includes nīti (wise order of action): do the necessary first; power should not breed procrastination or inversion of priorities.
A reflective maxim is inserted into the war narrative, offering a governance-and-conduct lesson about timely and properly ordered action.
Prudence and discernment (viveka) in action—knowing the right sequence and the right course.