Shloka 33
दूत-नीति, शुक-प्रसङ्गः
Envoy-Ethics and the Episode of Śuka
शुकस्तुवानरैश्चण्डैस्तत्रतैस्सम्प्रपीडितः ।व्याचुक्रोशमहात्मानंरामंदशरथात्मजम् ।।।।
śukas tu vānaraiś caṇḍais tatra tais samprapīḍitaḥ |
vyācukrośa mahātmānaṃ rāmaṃ daśarathātmajam ||
Namun Śuka, ditekan dengan keras di situ oleh para wanara yang garang itu, pun berseru kepada Rāma yang berhati luhur, putera Daśaratha.
Then having been commanded by the king he caught the forlorn wailing Rakshasa Suka and bound him.
FAQs
Even an enemy seeks refuge in a righteous leader; dharma tests power through restraint and fair treatment of captives.
The captured Śuka, suffering rough handling, appeals directly to Rāma’s known greatness of character.
Rāma’s reputation for compassion and justice—so strong that even opponents call upon it.