महापार्श्वस्य परामर्शः
Mahāpārśva’s Counsel and Rāvaṇa’s Confession of Brahmā’s Curse
यःखल्वपिवनंप्राप्यमृगव्यालनिषेवितम् ।नपिबेन्मधुसम्प्राप्यसनरोबालिशोभवेत् ।।।।
yaḥ khalv api vanaṃ prāpya mṛgavyāla-niṣevitam |
na pibed madhu samprāpya sa naro bāliśo bhavet ||
Sinuman na nakarating sa isang kagubatan na pinamumugaran ng mga hayop at maninila, at nakakuha ng pulot ngunit hindi ito ininom—ang gayong tao ay tiyak na ituturing na hangal.
"Then the high- souled Brahma happened to know about that incident, I believe. Enraged Brahma made this statement to me."
The verse frames a hedonistic logic—risk is justified if pleasure is gained. In Ramayana’s dharmic lens, this becomes a warning: intelligence is not mere acquisition, but restraint and right choice.
Rāvaṇa speaks in a self-assured, provocative tone, rationalizing indulgence and dismissing caution as foolishness, setting up his hubris before confronting Rāma.
By contrast (implicitly), the virtue is self-control (dama) and discernment (viveka), which dharma values over impulsive enjoyment.