Shloka 6
खरस्य सैन्योद्योगः
Khara Mobilizes the Janasthana Host
सा प्रहृष्टा वचश्श्रुत्वा खरस्य वदनाच्च्युतम्।प्रशशंस पुनर्मौर्ख्याद्भ्रातरं रक्षसां वरम्।।3.22.6।।
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.