Shloka 4
खरस्य सैन्योद्योगः
Khara Mobilizes the Janasthana Host
बाष्पस्संह्रियतामेष सम्भ्रमश्च विमुच्यताम्।अहं रामं सह भ्रात्रा नयामि यमसादनम्।।3.22.4।।
bāṣpaḥ saṃhriyatām eṣa sambhramaś ca vimucyatām |
ahaṃ rāmaṃ saha bhrātrā nayāmi yamasādanam ||
बाष्पं संह्रियतामेतत्, सम्भ्रमश्च विमुच्यताम्। अहं रामं सह भ्रात्रा नयामि यमसादनम्॥
On hearing the words that came out of Khara's mouth, she was pleased. And in stupidity began praising her brother once again as the best of demons.
FAQs
It shows the misuse of reassurance: Khara calms grief not through justice but through promised violence. Dharma offers protection through rightful action, not through vengeance.
Khara addresses Śūrpaṇakhā, telling her not to weep and promising to kill Rama and his brother.
The verse foregrounds determination, but ethically it is misdirected; the Ramayana upholds determination only when aligned with dharma and satya.