Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 63, Shloka 57
कुम्भकर्णोपदेशः
Kumbhakarna’s Counsel and War-Boast to Ravana
वधेनतेदाशरथेःसुखार्हंसुखंसमाहर्तुमहंव्रजामि ।निहत्यरामंसहलक्ष्मणेनखादामिन्हरियूथमुख्यान् ।।6.63.57।।
vadhena te dāśaratheḥ sukhārhaṃ sukhaṃ samāhartum ahaṃ vrajāmi |
nihatya rāmaṃ saha-lakṣmaṇena khādāmi hari-yūtha-mukhyān ||6.63.57||
“Bằng cái chết của Rāma, con vua Daśaratha, ta lên đường để đem về cho ngài niềm vui mà ngài đáng hưởng. Sau khi hạ sát Rāma cùng Lakṣmaṇa, ta sẽ nuốt chửng những thủ lĩnh ưu tú nhất của các đạo quân Vānara.”
"The king who does his duty in time in accordance with justice and thinking intelligently with his ministers, understands rightly."
FAQs
Loyalty is not automatically dharmic; when loyalty serves injustice, it becomes complicity in adharma—contrasting with righteous service aligned to truth.
Kumbhakarṇa declares he will fight for Rāvaṇa’s sake, specifically targeting Rāma, Lakṣmaṇa, and the Vānara commanders.
Courage and loyalty, but portrayed as ethically misdirected because the cause is unrighteous.