Shloka 8
कबन्धमोक्षः—सुग्रीवमैत्र्युपदेशः
Kabandha’s Release and Counsel to Befriend Sugriva
राम षड्युक्तयो लोके याभिस्सर्वं विमृश्यते।परिमृष्टो दशान्तेन दशाभागेन सेव्यते।।।।
rāma ṣaḍyuktayo loke yābhis sarvaṃ vimṛśyate |
parimṛṣṭo daśāntena daśābhāgena sevyate ||
राम, लोके षड्युक्तयः सन्ति याभिः सर्वं विमृश्यते; दशान्तेन परिमृष्टः पुरुषो दशाभागेन सेव्यते, यद् भाग्यं तस्मै समुपस्थितम्।
Thereafter shining brightly in pure clothes and wearing ornaments all over the body, Kabandha hurtled out happily and instantaneously from the pyre.
FAQs
Dharma includes prudent discernment: one should evaluate circumstances with established means of reasoning/strategy, and also accept that hardship can arrive as a ‘share’ to be borne without abandoning righteousness.
Kabandha begins giving Rama counsel that blends moral steadiness with practical statecraft-like reasoning.
Rama’s resilience is being called forth—steadfast endurance guided by thoughtful judgment.