Shloka 25
रावणवधोत्तरं विभीषणशोकः—क्षत्रधर्मोपदेशः
Vibhishana’s Lament after Ravana’s Fall; Instruction on Kshatriya-Dharma
मरणान्तानिवैराणिनिर्वृत्तंवःप्रयोजनम् ।क्रियतामस्यसंस्कारोममाप्येषयथातव ।।।।
maraṇāntāni vairāṇi nirvṛttaṃ vaḥ prayojanam |
kriyatām asya saṃskāro mamāpy eṣa yathā tava ||
മരണത്തോടെ വൈരം അവസാനിക്കുന്നു; നിങ്ങളുടെ ലക്ഷ്യം സഫലമായി. ഇദ്ദേഹത്തിന്റെ അന്ത്യകർമ്മങ്ങൾ നടത്തുക—ഇത് നിങ്ങളുടേതുപോലെ തന്നേ എന്റെയും കാര്യമാകുന്നു.
"There is no use of enmity after death. You may carry out his last rites. That way I am also your relation."।। itayāraṣēvālamīkīyēśarīmadarāmāyaṇēādikāvayēyudadhakāṇaḍēdavādaśōtataraśatatamasasaragaḥ।।This is the end of one hundred and twelfth sarga of Yuddha Kanda of the first epic the holy Ramayana composed by sage Valmiki.
FAQs
Dharma transcends hostility: after death, rancor is relinquished and the dead receive due rites as a moral obligation.
Rāma grants permission and urges the performance of the deceased’s last rites, declaring enmity finished.
Magnanimity and dharmic restraint—victory does not become vengeance; it culminates in humane duty.