कुम्भकर्णोपदेशः
Kumbhakarna’s Counsel and War-Boast to Ravana
यःपश्चातूर्वकार्याणिकुर्यादैश्वर्यमास्थितः ।पूर्वंचोत्तरकार्याणि न स वेदनयानया ।।6.63.5।।
yaḥ paścāt pūrvakāryāṇi kuryād aiśvaryam āsthitaḥ |
pūrvaṃ cottarakāryāṇi na sa veda nayānayā ||
Ang sinumang, umaasa sa kasaganaan at kapangyarihan, ipinagpapaliban ang mga tungkuling dapat unahin at saka ginagawa ang mga huli—siya’y hindi nakauunawa ng wastong patakaran at ng kabaligtaran nito.
"Even if there is fear of Indra and Brahma that haunts you, I shall destroy them away like the sun dispels darkness. Devas will fall flat on earth when I am enraged."
Dharma includes nīti (wise order of action): do the necessary first; power should not breed procrastination or inversion of priorities.
A reflective maxim is inserted into the war narrative, offering a governance-and-conduct lesson about timely and properly ordered action.
Prudence and discernment (viveka) in action—knowing the right sequence and the right course.