Shloka 40

रावण–मारीचसंवादः तथा मृगप्रलोभनपूर्वकं सीताहरणोपक्रमः

Rāvaṇa–Mārīca Dialogue and the Decoy-Deer Prelude to Sītā’s Abduction

Devanagari script

एतत्‌ ते सर्वमाख्यातं यन्मां पृच्छसि मुद्गल । तवानुकम्पया साधो साधु गच्छाम मा चिरम्‌,मुद्गल! तुमने जो कुछ मुझसे पूछा था, वह सब मैंने कह सुनाया। साधो! अब आपकी कृपासे हमलोग सुखपूर्वक स्वर्गकी यात्रा करें, विलम्ब नहीं होना चाहिये

Transliteration

etat te sarvam ākhyātaṃ yan māṃ pṛcchasi mudgala | tavānukampayā sādho sādhu gacchāma mā ciram ||

Translation

தெய்வத் தூதன் கூறினான்—முத்கலா! நீ என்னிடம் கேட்ட அனைத்தையும் உனக்குச் சொல்லிவிட்டேன். சாதுவே! உன் அருளால் நாம் நலமாகச் சுவர்க்கப் பயணத்தைத் தொடங்குவோம்; தாமதம் வேண்டாம்.

Word by Word

• [{'term': 'etat', 'definition': 'this

• this matter'}, {'term': 'te', 'definition': 'to you

• for you'}, {'term': 'sarvam', 'definition': 'all

• everything'}, {'term': 'ākhyātam', 'definition': 'has been narrated/told

• explained'}, {'term': 'yat', 'definition': 'which

• what'}, {'term': 'mām', 'definition': 'me'}, {'term': 'pṛcchasi', 'definition': 'you ask

• you inquire'}, {'term': 'Mudgala', 'definition': 'name of the sage addressed'}, {'term': 'tava', 'definition': 'your'}, {'term': 'anukampayā', 'definition': 'through compassion/favor

• by gracious kindness'}, {'term': 'sādho', 'definition': 'O virtuous one

• O good man'}, {'term': 'sādhu', 'definition': 'well

• auspiciously'}, {'term': 'gacchāma', 'definition': 'let us go

• we shall proceed'}, {'term': 'mā ciram', 'definition': 'not long

Speaker

देवदूत उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Devadūta (divine messenger)
• Mudgala

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights truthful completion of instruction and the ethical value of timely action: once the inquiry is fully answered, one should proceed without procrastination toward the rightful goal (here, the heavenward journey), acknowledging that such progress is enabled by the virtue and graciousness of the righteous person addressed.

What is happening in the narrative?

After answering Mudgala’s questions, the divine messenger concludes the explanation and urges immediate departure for heaven, addressing Mudgala respectfully as a virtuous man and attributing the smooth progress of the journey to Mudgala’s compassionate favor.