Shloka 28
स्वयम्प्रभा-विमोचनम् — Svayamprabha Leads the Vanaras Out
Time-Limit Crisis and Counsel
अप्रवृत्तौ च सीतायाः पापमेव करिष्यति।तस्मात् क्षममिहाद्यैव गन्तुं प्रायोपवेशनम् हि नः।।4.53.28।।त्यक्त्वा पुत्रांश्च दारांश्च धनानि च गृहाणि च।
apravṛttau ca sītāyāḥ pāpam eva kariṣyati | tasmāt kṣamam ihādyaiva gantuṃ prāyopaveśanam hi naḥ || tyaktvā putrāṃś ca dārāṃś ca dhanāni ca gṛhāṇi ca |
Dan jika tiada kemajuan tentang Sītā, baginda hanya akan menanggung dosa (dengan menghukum kita secara zalim atau berlebihan). Maka patutlah bagi kita, di sini dan pada hari ini juga, menempuh prāyopaveśana—berpuasa hingga ajal—dengan meninggalkan anak-anak, isteri, harta dan rumah.
FAQs
Dharma is twofold: agents must accept responsibility for failure, and a ruler should avoid adharma (sin) through disproportionate punishment—hence Angada’s drastic proposal of self-expiation.
With no clue about Sītā and the deadline over, Angada argues for fasting unto death, urging the group to renounce worldly ties immediately.
Severe self-accountability and detachment—placing duty above personal attachments.