Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 46, Shloka 40
शरबन्धनम् (The Binding by Arrows) / Indrajit’s Illusory Assault and the Vanaras’ Consolation
नैतत्किञ्चनरामस्यनचरामोमुमूर्षति ।।6.46.40।।नह्येनंहास्यतेलक्ष्मीद्दुर्लभायागतायुषाम् ।
naitat kiñcana rāmasya na ca rāmo mumūrṣati | na hy enaṃ hāsyate lakṣmīr durlabhā yā gatāyuṣām ||
یہ رام کے بارے میں نااُمیدی کی کوئی بات نہیں، اور نہ ہی رام کی موت مقدّر ہے؛ کیونکہ لکشمی—جو عمر گزر جانے والوں کے لیے بھی دشوار سے دشوار تر ملتی ہے—اُنہیں ہرگز نہیں چھوڑے گی۔
"Therefore, Rama has no fear of death, even a little. Whatever splendour is lost, prosperity will not leave him."
FAQs
Dharma is sustained by truthful confidence: one should not surrender to panic when the righteous cause has not truly failed.
With Rāma appearing incapacitated, morale collapses; Vibhīṣaṇa counters despair by asserting that Rāma will not die and that auspicious fortune remains with him.
Faithful discernment—separating appearance from reality and restoring courage through reasoned assurance.