Shloka 153
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 ||
ராவணனிடம் கடுமையாகப் பேசிய பின், அவனுடைய தம்பி விபீஷணன், சிறிது நேரத்திலேயே இலக்குமணனுடன் இருந்த ஸ்ரீராமர் இருக்கும் இடத்தை அடைந்தான்।
Vibheeshana, having addressed Ravana in harsh language, reached Rama and Lakshmana in a short while.
FAQs
Dharma is shown as choosing righteousness over destructive allegiance: Vibhīṣaṇa’s movement toward Rāma symbolizes turning to the moral center after rejecting adharma.
This verse reiterates the transition: Vibhīṣaṇa leaves Rāvaṇa after harsh admonition and reaches Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa swiftly.
Resolve (dṛḍha-niścaya) and integrity—acting in accordance with one’s ethical judgment, not merely speaking it.