Ramayana — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 51, Shloka 28
हनूमदुपदेशः रावणस्य च कोपः
Hanuman’s Counsel to Ravana and Ravana’s Wrath
न तु धर्मोपसंहारमधर्मफलसंहितम्।।।।तदेव फलमन्वेति धर्मश्चाधर्मनाशन:।
na tu dharmopasaṃhāram adharmaphalasaṃhitam | tadeva phalam anveti dharmaś cādharmanāśanaḥ ||
ధర్మపు పరిపాకం అధర్మఫలంతో కలిసిపోదు। ఫలం తన కారణాన్నే అనుసరిస్తుంది; ధర్మం అధర్మాన్ని నశింపజేస్తుంది।
"The fruit of dharma does not accrue to one who has reached the culmination of adharma. Unrighteousness will destroy the fruits of righteousness.
FAQs
Moral causality is consistent: dharma yields dharmic results, adharma yields destructive results; dharma ultimately nullifies adharma.
Hanumān states a general law of karma to warn Rāvaṇa that past merit cannot safely coexist with present wrongdoing.
Commitment to satya and dharma-teaching—Hanumān speaks like a moral instructor even in a hostile court.