Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 113, Shloka 19
रावणवधदर्शनम्
Lament of the Rākṣasa Women upon Seeing Rāvaṇa Slain
ब्रुवाणोऽपिहितंवाक्यमिष्टोभ्राताविभीषणः ।।।।धृष्टंपरुषितोमोहत्त्वयात्मवथकाङ्क्षिणा ।
bruvāṇo 'pi hitaṃ vākyam iṣṭo bhrātā vibhīṣaṇaḥ |
dhṛṣṭaṃ paruṣito mohāt tvayātmavadhakāṅkṣiṇā ||6.113.19||
Kahit ang minamahal mong kapatid na si Vibhīṣaṇa ay nagsalita ng mga salitang para sa iyong ikabubuti, ikaw—bulag sa pagkalito at uhaw sa sariling kapahamakan—ay sumagot sa kanya nang marahas at mapanlait.
"Even though good advice was given by your dear brother Vibheeshana, in your delusion evidently you sought your own destruction."
FAQs
Dharma requires honoring truthful counsel, especially from well-wishers; rejecting satya out of ego and delusion becomes a path to self-ruin.
The mourners recall how Rāvaṇa rejected Vibhīṣaṇa’s beneficial advice, a key turning point preceding Laṅkā’s destruction.
Vibhīṣaṇa’s integrity and courage in speaking what is right (satya-hita), even when unwelcome.