Shloka 3
स्वयम्प्रभा-विमोचनम् — Svayamprabha Leads the Vanaras Out
Time-Limit Crisis and Counsel
सा त्वमस्माद्बिलाद्घोरादुत्तारयितुमर्हसि।।4.53.3।।तस्मात्सुग्रीववचनादतिक्रान्तान्गतायुषः।
sā tvam asmād bilād ghorād uttārayitum arhasi |
tasmāt sugrīvavacanād atikrāntān gatāyuṣaḥ ||
اے دیوی! تمہیں چاہیے کہ ہمیں اس ہولناک غار سے نکال دو؛ کیونکہ سُگریو کے حکم سے تجاوز کرنے کے سبب ہم تو گویا مر چکے ہیں، ہماری عمر پوری ہو چکی ہے۔
'Surely the king will torture us by awarding death sentence in a singular manner when we go back. It is better for us to meet death here itself.
FAQs
Responsibility to one’s entrusted duty and respect for legitimate command; transgression of a just mission is treated as a grave fault with consequences.
The vānaras, trapped in a terrifying cave, plead for rescue while lamenting that they have exceeded the time/terms of Sugrīva’s command and fear punishment.
Accountability (acceptance of fault) and urgency to correct a lapse in duty.