Shloka 56
सुपर्णागमनम्
Garuda’s Arrival and the Release from the Serpent-Arrow Bond
सखे राघव धर्मज्ञ रिपूणामपिवत्सल ।अभ्यनुज्ञातुमिच्छामिगमिष्यामियथामतम् ।।6.50.56।।
sakhe rāghava dharmajña ripūṇām api vatsala | abhyanujñātum icchāmi gamiṣyāmi yathāmatam ||6.50.56||
സഖാ രാഘവാ, ധർമ്മജ്ഞനേ, ശത്രുക്കളോടും വാത്സല്യമുള്ളവനേ! ഞാൻ നിന്റെ അനുവാദം അപേക്ഷിക്കുന്നു; യഥോചിതമായി ഞാൻ പുറപ്പെടുന്നു.
"My dear friend! I wish to take leave of you. Truly you are knower of what is right, and you are dear even to an enemy."
FAQs
Dharma is defined as principled compassion: Rāma’s righteousness includes restraint and goodwill even toward enemies, without abandoning justice.
Suparṇa respectfully asks permission to depart after assisting and counseling Rāma.
Karunā (compassion) joined with dharma-jñāna (moral discernment).