Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 63, Shloka 25
कुम्भकर्णोपदेशः
Kumbhakarna’s Counsel and War-Boast to Ravana
अस्मिन्कालेतुयद्युक्तंतदिदानींविधीयताम् ।गतंतुनानुशोचन्तिगतंतुगतमेवहि ।।6.63.25।।
asmin kāle tu yad yuktaṃ tad idānīṃ vidhīyatām | gataṃ tu nānuśocanti gataṃ tu gatam eva hi ||6.63.25||
اس گھڑی میں جو مناسب ہے، وہی ابھی انجام دیا جائے۔ جو گزر چکا اُس پر افسوس نہیں کیا جاتا، کیونکہ جو گزر گیا وہ حقیقتاً گزر ہی گیا۔
"You may speak of only what is proper to do now. Do not think of the past as it is gone."
FAQs
It points to practical resolve in crisis; however, dharma also requires choosing the right action now—not merely acting decisively.
Rāvaṇa dismisses retrospective debate and urges immediate action in the present situation.
Kāla-jñāna (sense of timing) is invoked—though in Rāvaṇa’s case it serves to shut down corrective counsel.