Shloka 27
मारीचोपदेश
प्रतिषेधः / Ravana Rejects Maricha’s Counsel and Orders the Golden Deer Deception
आसाद्य तं जीवितसंशयस्ते मृत्युर्ध्रुवो ह्यद्य मया विरुध्य।एतद्यथावत्प्रतिगृह्य बुद्ध्या यदत्र पथ्यं कुरु तत्तथा त्वम्।।3.40.27।।
āsādya taṃ jīvitasaṃśayas te mṛtyur dhruvo hy adya mayā virudhya |
etad yathāvat pratigṛhya buddhyā yad atra pathyaṃ kuru tat tathā tvam ||3.40.27||
หากเจ้าเข้าเผชิญเขา ชีวิตเจ้าจะตกอยู่ในความไม่แน่นอน; แต่หากวันนี้เจ้าขัดขืนข้า ความตายย่อมแน่นอน จงรับรู้ด้วยปัญญาโดยชอบ แล้วทำ ณ ที่นี้และบัดนี้ สิ่งที่เป็นประโยชน์แท้แก่เจ้าเถิด
A wise counsellor should give advice to the king only when his opinion is sought and that too with folded hands, if he wishes his own prosperity.
FAQs
Dharma rejects coercion and intimidation as tools of decision-making. The verse shows adharma in leadership: fear is used to force compliance rather than seeking satya-based counsel.
Rāvaṇa corners Mārīca with a threat: facing Rāma is dangerous, but disobeying Rāvaṇa is immediately fatal—pressuring Mārīca to cooperate in the plot.
The implied virtue is moral courage—choosing what is truly ‘pathyam’ (wholesome/right) despite threats. The verse highlights how difficult dharmic choice becomes under coercion.