Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 6, Shloka 5
रावणस्य मन्त्रविचारः
Ravana’s Council on Strategy
मन्त्रमूलंचविजयंप्रवदन्तिमनस्विनः ।।6.6.5।।तस्मद्वैरोचयेमन्त्रंरामंप्रतिमहाबलाः ।
mantramūlaṃ ca vijayaṃ pravadanti manasvinaḥ |
tasmād vai rocaye mantraṃ rāmaṃ prati mahābalāḥ ||6.6.5||
मन्त्र एव विजयस्य मूलमिति मनस्विनः प्राहुः। तस्माद् हे महाबलाः, रामं प्रति मन्त्रं रोचये॥
"(Hanuman) After all a monkey in size, entered the inaccessible city of Lanka, destroyed it and saw Sita, daughter of king of Janaka."
FAQs
Right action is guided by deliberation (mantra): Dharma-based leadership values thoughtful counsel over arrogance, especially in crisis.
Rāvaṇa frames the coming confrontation with Rāma as requiring strategic consultation.
Strategic discernment—acknowledging that success depends on wise planning.