[Advaita-l] The shloka of Rama accepting Vibhishana Sharanagati

[Kaushik Chevendra]

सकृद् एव प्रपन्नाय तव अस्मि इति च याचते ||६-१८-३३
अभयम् सर्व भूतेभ्यो ददामि एतद् व्रतम् मम |

33. yaachate = he who seeks; prapannaaya = refuge; sakR^ideva = just once;
iti = saying that; asmi = I am; tava = yours; dadaami = I shall give;
abhayam = assurance of safety; sarva bhuutebhyaH = against all types of
beings; etat = this; mama = is my; vratam = pledge.

"He who seeks refuge in me just once, telling me that �I am yours', I shall
give him assurance of safety against all types of beings. This is my solemn
pledge"

आनय एनम् हरि श्रेष्ठ दत्तम् अस्य अभयम् मया ||६-१८-३४
विभीषणो वा सुग्रीव यदि वा रावणः स्वयम् |

34. sugriiva = O; Sugreeva; harishreshhTha = the chief of monkeys!
vibhiishhaNovaa = either he is Vibhishana; yadivaa = or; raavaNaH = Ravana;
svayam = himself; abhayam = an assurance of safety; dattam = has been
given; asya = to him; mayaa = by me; aanaya = bring; evam = him(here).

"O, Sugreeva, the chief of monkeys! Let him either be Vibhishana or even
Ravana himself; I have given an assurance of safety to him. Bring him here."

On Fri, 26 Jan 2024 at 9:11 AM, Raghav Kumar Dwivedula via Advaita-l <
advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:

> Namaste
>
> There is one shloka in Valmiki Ramayana where Sri Rama assures protection
> to those who take refuge in him. This happens when vibhishana surrenders to
> Rama. These are words of Rama where he gives abhaya and says that I
> unconditionally accept anyone who takes refuge in me. This is regarded as a
> very important shloka of Valmiki Ramayana by Sri vaishvasas just like the
> shloka beginning sarva dharmman parityajya is the most important in
> Bhagavad Gita. If any member knows about it, I kindly request them to share
> it
>
> Thank you
> Om
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