Shloka 4
क्रोधागारप्रवेशः — Entry into the Chamber of Wrath
Kaikeyī’s Protest
सा सुहृच्चार्थकामा च तं निशम्य सुनिश्चयम्।।।।बभूव परमप्रीता सिध्दिं प्राप्येव मन्थरा।
sā suhṛc cārthakāmā ca taṃ niśamya suniścayam | babhūva paramaprītā siddhiṃ prāpyeva mantharā ||
కైకేయీకి సన్నిహితురాలై, ఆమె కార్యసిద్ధిని కోరిన మంథర, కైకేయీ యొక్క దృఢనిశ్చయాన్ని విని పరమానందించింది—తనకు ఇప్పటికే సిద్ధి లభించినట్లుగా॥
Manthara, Kaikeyi's friend, too, driven by a strong desire to fulfil her resolve was highly pleased and on hearing the firm determination of Kaikeyi, felt as if the accomplishment of the objective was at hand.
FAQs
The verse warns that counsel driven by self-serving “success” can oppose dharma; delight in another’s harmful resolve is ethically suspect.
Mantharā reacts with joy after learning that Kaikeyī has firmly decided to act—setting the stage for the coming demand upon Daśaratha.
Not virtue but a vice: opportunistic zeal and manipulative encouragement, contrasted implicitly with dharmic counsel.