Shloka 27
लङ्कानिरीक्षणं व्यूहविन्यासश्च
Survey of Lanka and Deployment of the Battle Formation
ततस्सभयसंविग्नस्तदाराज्ञाभिचोदितः ।वचनंप्रत्युवाचेदंराक्षसाधिपमुत्तमम् ।।।।सागरस्योत्तरेतीरेऽब्रवंतेवचनंतथा ।यथासन्धेशमक्लिष्टंसान्त्वयन् श्लक्ष्णयागिरा ।।।।
tatas sabhayasaṃvignas tadā rājñābhicoditaḥ |
vacanaṃ pratyuvācedaṃ rākṣasādhipam uttamam |
sāgarasyottare tīre 'bravaṃ te vacanaṃ tathā |
yathāsandeśam akliṣṭaṃ sāntvayan ślakṣṇayā girā ||
ครั้นแล้วศุกะผู้หวาดหวั่นสะทกสะท้าน ครั้นถูกพระราชาทรงเร่งเร้า จึงทูลตอบแด่จอมแห่งรากษสว่า “ณ ฝั่งเหนือแห่งมหาสมุทร ข้าพเจ้าได้กล่าวสารของพระองค์ตามที่ทรงมอบไว้ทุกประการ มิได้บิดเบือน กล่าวด้วยวาจาอ่อนโยน ปลอบประโลมและประนีประนอม”
Then Suka who was caught by fear, having been asked by the king, trembling away thus replied to the Rakshasa king. "I went to the northern shore of the ocean and delivered gently the speech just as it was conveyed by you."
FAQs
Satya in duty: a messenger must report faithfully and accurately, delivering the message as entrusted, using appropriate, non-inflammatory speech.
Questioned by Rāvaṇa, Śuka explains that he delivered the message on the ocean’s northern shore in a gentle, conciliatory manner.
Śuka’s professional integrity as a messenger—accuracy, restraint, and a calming mode of speech.