Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 84, Shloka 23
निकुम्भिला-यज्ञविघ्नोपदेशः
Counsel to Disrupt the Nikumbhilā Rite
समाप्तकर्माहि स राक्षसाधिपोभवत्यदृश्यस्समरेसुरासुरैः ।युयुत्सतातेनसमाप्तकर्मणाभवेत्सुराणामपिसंशयोमहान् ।।।।
samāptakarmā hi sa rākṣasādhipo bhavaty adṛśyaḥ samare surāsuraiḥ |
yuyutsatā tena samāptakarmaṇā bhavet surāṇām api saṃśayo mahān ||
Kapag natapos ng panginoon ng mga rākṣasa ang kanyang ritwal, nagiging di-nakikita siya sa digmaan maging ng mga deva at asura; at kung siya’y gayong napalakas, maging ang mga diyos ay magkakaroon ng malaking pag-aalinlangan na makipaglaban sa kanya.
Vibheeshana spoke these meaningful words to Rama, who was unconscious, restraining Saumithri from speaking.
FAQs
Dharma includes foresight: recognizing when an adversary’s unjust power will grow, and acting early to prevent greater harm.
Vibhīṣaṇa warns that if Indrajit completes his ritual, he gains invisibility and becomes far harder to defeat.
Strategic discernment—using knowledge of enemy rites to protect the righteous cause.