Ramayana — Bala Kanda, Sarga 63, Shloka 26
विश्वामित्रस्य तपोविघ्नः, मेनकाप्रसङ्गः, महर्षिपदप्रदानम्
Visvamitra’s Austerity Obstructed; Menaka Episode; Conferment of Maharshi Status
रम्भामप्सरसं शक्र स्सह सर्वैर्मरुद्गणै:।उवाचात्महितं वाक्यमहितं कौशिकस्य च।।।।
rambhām apsarasaṃ śakraḥ saha sarvair marudgaṇaiḥ | uvāca ātmahitaṃ vākyam ahitaṃ kauśikasya ca ||
释迦罗（因陀罗）与诸摩鲁特众同在，对天女罗摩婆（Rambhā）说道：此言为其自身之利，亦为加害于考湿迦（毗湿瓦密多）。
As the period passed, Viswamitra the mighty ascetic was filled with grief, anxiety andremorse.
FAQs
Dharma critique of self-interest: speech driven by personal gain (ātma-hita) that intends another’s harm (ahita) is ethically compromised, even if spoken by a powerful deity.
Indra, with the Maruts, plans to disrupt Viśvāmitra’s tapas by deploying Rambhā as a temptation.
The verse foregrounds a lack of virtue—political expediency over righteousness—setting up the ethical tension between ascetic striving and divine insecurity.