Shloka 25
कुम्भकर्णोपदेशः
Kumbhakarna’s Counsel and War-Boast to Ravana
अस्मिन्कालेतुयद्युक्तंतदिदानींविधीयताम् ।गतंतुनानुशोचन्तिगतंतुगतमेवहि ।।6.63.25।।
asmin kāle tu yad yuktaṃ tad idānīṃ vidhīyatām | gataṃ tu nānuśocanti gataṃ tu gatam eva hi ||6.63.25||
ഈ സമയത്ത് യുക്തമായതു ഇപ്പോൾ തന്നെ ചെയ്യപ്പെടട്ടെ. കഴിഞ്ഞുപോയതിനെക്കുറിച്ച് വിലപിക്കരുത്; കഴിഞ്ഞത് സത്യമായും കഴിഞ്ഞതുതന്നെ.
"You may speak of only what is proper to do now. Do not think of the past as it is gone."
FAQs
It points to practical resolve in crisis; however, dharma also requires choosing the right action now—not merely acting decisively.
Rāvaṇa dismisses retrospective debate and urges immediate action in the present situation.
Kāla-jñāna (sense of timing) is invoked—though in Rāvaṇa’s case it serves to shut down corrective counsel.