Shloka 38
विभीषणाभिषेकः
The Consecration of Vibhishana and Counsel on Crossing the Ocean
किमर्थनौनरव्याघ्र: नरोचिष्यतिराघव: ।विभीषणेनयच्चोक्तमस्मिन् कालेसुखावहम् ।।6.19.38।।
kim arthaṃ nau naravyāghraḥ na rociṣyati rāghavaḥ | vibhīṣaṇena yac coktam asmin kāle sukhāvaham ||6.19.38||
“ข้าแต่พระราฆวะ ผู้เป็นพยัคฆ์ท่ามกลางมนุษย์ ไฉนเล่าพวกเราจะไม่เห็นชอบถ้อยคำที่วิภีษณะได้กล่าว ซึ่งเหมาะกาลและก่อให้เกิดสิริมงคลในยามนี้?”
"O Raghava, the tiger among kings! Why will this good advice given to us at this time by Vibheeshana be not pleasing?" Sugriva and Lakshmana said to Rama."
FAQs
Dharma includes recognizing and accepting timely, beneficial counsel regardless of the adviser’s origin—truth and usefulness are honored over prejudice.
Lakṣmaṇa and Sugrīva endorse Vibhīṣaṇa’s advice as suitable for the present crisis of crossing the ocean.
Good judgment and fairness in counsel—supporting what is right and effective at the proper time.