Valmiki Ramayana 2.68.7: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 68, Shloka 7
दूतप्रेषणम् · Dispatch of Messengers to Kekaya
Bharata’s Recall
पुरोहित स्त्वां कुशलं प्राह सर्वे च मन्त्रिणः ।
त्वरमाणश्च निर्याहि कृत्यमात्ययिकं त्वया ॥७॥
purohita stvāṃ kuśalaṃ prāha sarve ca mantriṇaḥ |
tvaramāṇaśca niryāhi kṛtyamātyayikaṃ tvayā ||7||
Ó Purohita, o sacerdote da família e todos os conselheiros transmitem seus votos de bem-estar. Deves partir sem demora, pois há uma tarefa urgente que requer tua atenção imediata.
The family priest and all the counsellors wish your welfare. You must return in haste. There is an urgent task required to be done by you.
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The verse illustrates the Dharma of truthful yet tactful communication. While the messengers are instructed to convey urgency, they are also told (in the following verse) to conceal the tragic news of Rama's exile and Dasharatha's death. This reflects the complex ethical principle of balancing truth with compassion, revealing enough to prompt necessary action while protecting the recipient from devastating news until the appropriate moment.
Vasistha has dispatched royal messengers to Kekaya kingdom to summon Bharata back to Ayodhya. This verse contains the message they are to deliver to Bharata, carefully worded to convey urgency without revealing the tragic circumstances that necessitate his return, the death of his father and the exile of his brother Rama.
The verse emphasizes the virtue of diplomatic communication and the responsible execution of duty. The messengers must balance urgency with discretion, demonstrating that those who serve the kingdom must sometimes bear the burden of partial truth for the greater good.
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