Shloka 48
लक्ष्मण-प्राणरक्षा:
Lakshmana’s Revival by the Herb-Mountain
अहंतुवधमिच्छामिशीघ्रमस्यदुरात्मनः ।।।।यावदस्तं न यात्येषकृतकर्मादिवाकरः ।
ahaṃ tu vadham icchāmi śīghram asya durātmanaḥ |
yāvad astaṃ na yāty eṣa kṛtakarmā divākaraḥ ||
ഈ ദുഷ്ടബുദ്ധിയുള്ളവന്റെ വധം ഞാൻ शीഘ്രം കാണാൻ ആഗ്രഹിക്കുന്നു—കൃതകർമ്മനായ ദിവാകരൻ അസ്തമിക്കുന്നതിന് മുമ്പേ.
Seeing the brother struck in vital parts and wounded by the evil-minded Ravana, Rama was filled with grief and breathing heavily.
FAQs
Dharma sometimes demands timely action: delaying justice can prolong suffering; hence urgency is framed as part of righteous duty.
An ally calls for swift completion of the decisive act—Rāvaṇa’s fall—within the day’s remaining time.
Determination and strategic decisiveness in the service of dharma.