Shloka 63
दुन्दुभिवधप्रसङ्गः
The Dundubhi Episode and the Proof of Rama’s Prowess
महर्षिस्तमनादृत्य प्रविवेशाश्रमं तदा।शापधारणभीतस्तु वाली विह्वलतां गतः4.11.63।।
maharṣis tam anādṛtya praviveśāśramaṃ tadā | śāpadhāraṇabhītas tu vālī vihvalatāṃ gataḥ || 4.11.63 ||
然而大圣仙不予理会，径自进入其精舍。瓦利惧怕承受诅咒，心神惶乱，陷入忧惧。
'The sage went into the hermitage without obliging Vali who became apprehensive of the curse of the sage.
FAQs
Dharma includes the inevitability of moral consequence: even a powerful figure cannot compel a sage to retract a truth-bound judgment.
Vali seeks the sage, but the sage refuses to engage and withdraws into the hermitage; Vali becomes anxious about the curse.
On the sage’s side: steadfast impartiality; on Vali’s side: the awakening of fear that follows when one recognizes an unalterable moral penalty.