Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 46, Shloka 40
शरबन्धनम् (The Binding by Arrows) / Indrajit’s Illusory Assault and the Vanaras’ Consolation
नैतत्किञ्चनरामस्यनचरामोमुमूर्षति ।।6.46.40।।नह्येनंहास्यतेलक्ष्मीद्दुर्लभायागतायुषाम् ।
naitat kiñcana rāmasya na ca rāmo mumūrṣati | na hy enaṃ hāsyate lakṣmīr durlabhā yā gatāyuṣām ||
ഇത് രാമനെക്കുറിച്ച് നിരാശപ്പെടേണ്ട കാര്യമല്ല; രാമൻ മരണമടയേണ്ടവൻ അല്ല. ആയുസ്സ് ക്ഷയിക്കുന്നവർക്ക് ദുർലഭമായ ശ്രീലക്ഷ്മിയും അവനെ ഒരിക്കലും ഉപേക്ഷിക്കുകയില്ല.
"Therefore, Rama has no fear of death, even a little. Whatever splendour is lost, prosperity will not leave him."
FAQs
Dharma is sustained by truthful confidence: one should not surrender to panic when the righteous cause has not truly failed.
With Rāma appearing incapacitated, morale collapses; Vibhīṣaṇa counters despair by asserting that Rāma will not die and that auspicious fortune remains with him.
Faithful discernment—separating appearance from reality and restoring courage through reasoned assurance.