Shloka 14
विभीषणागमनम्
Vibhīṣaṇa’s Arrival and the Debate on Refuge
तमहंहेतुभिर्वाक्यैर्विविधैश्चन्यदर्शयम् ।साधुनिर्यात्यतांसीतारामायेतिपुनःपुनः ।।6.17.14।।
tam ahaṃ hetubhir vākyair vividhaiś ca nyadarśayam | sādhu niryātyatāṃ sītā rāmāyeti punaḥ punaḥ ||
ഞാൻ പലവിധ കാരണയുക്തമായ വചനങ്ങളാൽ അവനെ ബോധിപ്പിക്കാൻ ശ്രമിച്ചു; വീണ്ടും വീണ്ടും പറഞ്ഞു: “ഇതുതന്നെ ധർമ്മം—സീതയെ ശ്രീരാമനു തിരികെ ഏല്പിക്കട്ടെ.”
"I argued with him again and again in several ways to explain him and admonished him saying 'restore Sita to Rama'."
FAQs
Restoring what is wrongfully taken is dharma: Vibhīṣaṇa insists that Sītā must be returned to her rightful husband, Rāma.
Vibhīṣaṇa recounts to Rāma that he repeatedly advised Rāvaṇa—using many arguments—to return Sītā.
Wise counsel and perseverance—he continues to speak satya with reason, not merely emotion.