Indrajith Vibheeshana Debate
Then Vibheeshana took the Bow wielding Lakshmana happily and entered the tree grove showed the Yaga Bhoomi (place of Earth). There a Huge Peepal tree dark in colour was standing touching the sky. Then Vibheeshana said “Indrajith in this place offers sacrifice to all Spirits and Ghosts pleases them and then leaves for Battle. Thereafter he will not be visible to anyone’s eye. With choicest of Weapons he binds his enemies. Before he reaches here with Choicest Bhanas you please decimate his Chariot, Horses, Cahrioteer” advised Vibheeshna .
Accordingly Lakshmana had bent the bow and was ready for the battle. Meanwhile Indrajith in a Chariot dazzling like Fire with Flags fluttering, covered with Vest with Bow and Arrows was comng there. Lakshmana called him “Hey Great Warrior born in Pulasthyiya Dynasty! It is said You haven’t been won over by Enemies so far. I am inviting you to Battle today. This is the time to show you Strength, Vitality, Capability” said Lakshmana. Indrajith saw Vibheeshana who was near by “HeyTrecherous! You were born and brought up in Lanka; You were born along with my Father! You are my Chacha (Uncle). I am like Your son, have You dared to do treachery to me? You have no Relations; You have no Friends; No Caste; You have abandoned everything; You have no Respect, No Family boundaries. Hey Wicked Intellectual! I feel pity seeing you.You have left Your Clan, isn’t it written in your forehead to serve an Enemy? Since you are a Person of Tiny Intellect You do not have the maturity to differentiate the happiness of being with Your own Clan and depending on People of Insignificance. Even if the Enemy is of Noble Character and our own people are of Lesser Virtue still our own people are ideally suited. What ever it might be isn’t an Outsider an Outsider always? If some one who accept coming from Enemy camp will felicitate and facilitate him until their job is accomplished. Through him after they wipe out his clan, is there any doubt that they will wipe him out also? Thus you have spolit my Homa, and bringing Lakshmana here doesn’t it smell of Cruel wicked Nature of a Gnyathi (Paternal relations- Uncle or Cousin Brother /Sister)? Is this Pitiless Unsympathetic nature possible to anyone other than You?” thus Indrajith ridiculed and cursed his uncle (Chacha) Vibheeshana.
Vibheeshana retorted ‘You are boasting as though You are unaware of my Habit and Values I hold dear. Are you the son of Ravana? Won’t all his dubious Character be part of you? At least show the courtesy of my being your Uncle (Chacha, Father’s brother) and stop using such Harsh words. It is true I was born in Rakshasa’s Lineage. My main Virtue is that contrary to Wicked activitites of Rakshasaas I adhere to Noble Virtuous Paths of the Pious. I am not interested in Adharma and Cruel Wicked acts.**(Like abducting other’s wives in War or clandestinely, Be merry making all the time in fun frolic, carnal pelassures, drink, eating Human flesh, drink their blood and disturbing, Killing Sages, Saints and repeatedly raid on various other Celestials, Gandharvas, Asuras, Uragas ,Kinnaras, Yakshas etc tormenting them from leading their Life, also upsetting the Rhythimic cyle of Solar system and their orbit etc and the 5 Elements; Disrespect to Gods – Deities -other’s Values).
You are accusing as I left you all.Your Father Ravana why did he speak Harsh words to me and chased me away? Where are the qualities of special affinity to Your own Clan, Affection to Your own Righteous Brother, etc in Ravana? I moved away from his wrong sinful acts of desceitful Valour exhibited clandestinely. Like one unshackle the snake that has wound in your hand, shouldn’t we leave the person who has come out of Dharma and focused on Sinful activites only? Then only Hapiness will come. Tormenting others, usurping other’s properties, assaulting other’s wives are to be abhored. Like the person who leaves a burning house, we should shun the Sinful paths.3 Great Faults are (1)Usurping Other’s Properties (2) Abducting other’s wife (3) Suspecting Well wishers without any reason . This will corrode, erode, destroy a person very soon like Cancer. Killing Great Sages in an awful manner, earning enmity with Pious Celestials, Arrogance with Pride, Anger having an eternal Malice towards another person. Jealousy of other’s success – well being, Hiding other good noble Qualities like Clouds cover the Mountains it removes it without any visibility. My Elder bother and Your Father has many noble qualities. I left him for these Bad Qualities only. This Lanka, Your Father and You will very soon be destroyed. You are Young; Wicked disrespectful Vagabond; You haven’t been trained by Pious; You have Limitless Prideful Arrogance; Now that you are bound by Yama Pash {Laso (rope of death of Yama) luring his Victims to tie noose around their neck} Your time for Death has neared. So you talk whatever you feel like. Aren’t you making fun of me? Your danger has already come. Can you come under this Banyan tree? Having earned Enmity of Rama Lakshmana can you still hope to survive? Do battle with Lakshmana, Very soon you will go to Yama lok and soon become slave to Yama (God of Death). Show Your full strength. Use your Asthra, Sastrha without limits. Forego the desire to return to Lanka by escaping Lakshmana’s Bhanas. (Slokas 33)
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