विभीषणागमनम्
Vibhīṣaṇa’s Arrival and the Debate on Refuge
इत्युक्त्वापरुषंवाक्यंरावणंरावणानुजः ।आजगाममुहूर्तेनयत्ररामस्सलक्ष्मणः ।।6.17.1।।
ity uktvā paruṣaṃ vākyaṃ rāvaṇaṃ rāvaṇānujaḥ |
ājagāma muhūrtena yatra rāmaḥ sa-lakṣmaṇaḥ ||
इत्येवं रावणं प्रति परुषं वचनं प्राह रावणानुजः विभीषणः। ततः स मुहूर्तमात्रेण यत्र रामः सलक्ष्मणः तिष्ठति तत्र शीघ्रम् आजगाम॥
Vibheeshana, having addressed Ravana in harsh language, reached Rama and Lakshmana in a short while.
Satya-guided dharma may require separation from wrongdoing; righteousness is upheld by seeking the protection and counsel of the virtuous.
Vibhīṣaṇa transitions from Rāvaṇa’s presence to Rāma’s presence, signaling a turning point before the larger conflict.
Integrity: refusing to remain complicit with adharma.