विभीषणागमनम्
Vibhīṣaṇa’s Arrival and the Debate on Refuge
इत्युक्त्वापरुषंवाक्यंरावणंरावणानुजः ।आजगाममुहूर्तेनयत्ररामस्सलक्ष्मणः ।।6.17.1।।
ity uktvā paruṣaṃ vākyaṃ rāvaṇaṃ rāvaṇānujaḥ |
ājagāma muhūrtena yatra rāmaḥ salakṣmaṇaḥ ||6.17.149||
یوں راون سے سخت کلامی کر کے، اس کا چھوٹا بھائی جلد ہی وہاں آ پہنچا جہاں شری رام جی لکشمن سمیت موجود تھے۔
"Impelled by death Ravana would not take good words of advice tendered to him just as one who is impelled by death does not take medicine."
Dharma is not passive: after giving honest counsel, one must choose righteous company and protection when adharma prevails.
Vibhīṣaṇa’s movement from Laṅkā’s courtly sphere toward Rāma marks his turning point in the war narrative.
Loyalty to righteousness rather than to wrongdoing kin.