Valmiki Ramayana 1.49.4: Bala Kanda, Sarga 49, Shloka 4
अहल्याशापमोक्षः · The Release of Ahalya and Indra’s Restoration
तस्मात्सुरवरास्सर्वे सर्षिस्सङ्घास्सचारणाः ।
सुरसाह्यकरं सर्वे सफलं कर्तुमर्हथ ॥४॥
tasmāt suravarāḥ sarve saṛṣi-saṅghāḥ sa-cāraṇāḥ |
sura-sāhyakaraṃ sarve saphalaṃ kartum arhatha ||4||
เพราะฉะนั้น โอ้เหล่าเทวะผู้ประเสริฐทั้งหลาย พร้อมด้วยหมู่ฤๅษีและเหล่าจารณะทั้งปวง เนื่องด้วยข้าพเจ้าได้กระทำเพื่อเกื้อกูลแด่เทวะทั้งหลาย ขอท่านทั้งหลายจงโปรดทำให้ข้าพเจ้ากลับคืนสู่ความสมบูรณ์ดังเดิม
'For that reason, O rishis, charanas and great devatas! it is your duty to restore my testicles for the benefit I have given you'.
FAQs
The verse raises the dharmic question of restitution and responsibility: even if one claims a public purpose, adharma cannot be excused, and ‘deserving’ compensation is ethically contested.
After suffering the curse’s consequence, Indra urges the assembled divine and semi-divine beings to restore him, arguing that his act was for the gods’ cause.
The implied virtue is discernment (viveka) in leadership—whether a community should reward actions that violate righteousness, even if framed as beneficial.
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