Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 84, Shloka 2
निकुम्भिला-यज्ञविघ्नोपदेशः
Counsel to Disrupt the Nikumbhilā Rite
नानाप्रहरणैर्वीरैश्चतुर्भिस्सचिवैर्वृत: ।नीलाञ्जनचयाकारैर्मातङ्गैरिवयूथप ।।।।
nānāpraharaṇair vīraiś caturbhiḥ sacivair vṛtaḥ |
nīlāñjanacayākārair mātaṅgair iva yūthapa ||
नानाप्रहरणधारिभिः वीरैः चतुर्भिः सचिवैः परिवृतः, नीलाञ्जनचयाकारैः मातङ्गैरिव यूथपः, विभीषणः महात्मानं रामं प्रति जगाम; स च अश्रुपिहितलोचनान् वानरबलौघान् ददर्श।
"Though I pleaded Ravana to return Vaidehi for his welfare, he did not accept my word."
FAQs
Dharma here is expressed through loyal counsel and responsible leadership: Vibhīṣaṇa approaches Rāma not as a mere ally, but as a principled adviser coming to address a crisis with orderly support.
After a distressing battlefield deception, Vibhīṣaṇa comes to Rāma with his ministers and observes the Vānara army’s grief and confusion.
Vibhīṣaṇa’s steadiness and duty-bound counsel—approaching the righteous side with preparedness and clarity in a moment of collective sorrow.