Shloka 3
स्वयम्प्रभा-विमोचनम् — Svayamprabha Leads the Vanaras Out
Time-Limit Crisis and Counsel
सा त्वमस्माद्बिलाद्घोरादुत्तारयितुमर्हसि।।4.53.3।।तस्मात्सुग्रीववचनादतिक्रान्तान्गतायुषः।
sā tvam asmād bilād ghorād uttārayitum arhasi |
tasmāt sugrīvavacanād atikrāntān gatāyuṣaḥ ||
हे देवि, या घोर बिलातून आम्हाला बाहेर काढणे तुम्हालाच शोभते. सुग्रीवाच्या आज्ञेचे उल्लंघन केल्यामुळे आम्ही जणू मृतप्राय झालो आहोत.
'Surely the king will torture us by awarding death sentence in a singular manner when we go back. It is better for us to meet death here itself.
FAQs
Responsibility to one’s entrusted duty and respect for legitimate command; transgression of a just mission is treated as a grave fault with consequences.
The vānaras, trapped in a terrifying cave, plead for rescue while lamenting that they have exceeded the time/terms of Sugrīva’s command and fear punishment.
Accountability (acceptance of fault) and urgency to correct a lapse in duty.