Shloka 25
रावणवधोत्तरं विभीषणशोकः—क्षत्रधर्मोपदेशः
Vibhishana’s Lament after Ravana’s Fall; Instruction on Kshatriya-Dharma
मरणान्तानिवैराणिनिर्वृत्तंवःप्रयोजनम् ।क्रियतामस्यसंस्कारोममाप्येषयथातव ।।।।
maraṇāntāni vairāṇi nirvṛttaṃ vaḥ prayojanam |
kriyatām asya saṃskāro mamāpy eṣa yathā tava ||
دشمنیاں تو موت پر ختم ہو جاتی ہیں؛ تمہارا مقصد پورا ہو چکا۔ اس کے اَنتیم سنسکار ادا کیے جائیں—یہ معاملہ میرے لیے بھی اتنا ہی ہے جتنا تمہارے لیے۔
"There is no use of enmity after death. You may carry out his last rites. That way I am also your relation."।। itayāraṣēvālamīkīyēśarīmadarāmāyaṇēādikāvayēyudadhakāṇaḍēdavādaśōtataraśatatamasasaragaḥ।।This is the end of one hundred and twelfth sarga of Yuddha Kanda of the first epic the holy Ramayana composed by sage Valmiki.
FAQs
Dharma transcends hostility: after death, rancor is relinquished and the dead receive due rites as a moral obligation.
Rāma grants permission and urges the performance of the deceased’s last rites, declaring enmity finished.
Magnanimity and dharmic restraint—victory does not become vengeance; it culminates in humane duty.