Shloka 33
हनूमदुपदेशः रावणस्य च कोपः
Hanuman’s Counsel to Ravana and Ravana’s Wrath
अपकुर्वन् हि रामस्य साक्षादपि पुरन्दरः।।।।न सुखं प्राप्नुयादन्यः किं पुनस्त्वद्विधो जनः।
apakurvan hi rāmasya sākṣād api purandaraḥ; na sukhaṃ prāpnuyād anyaḥ, kiṃ punas tvadvidho janaḥ.
যদি স্বয়ং পুরন্দর (ইন্দ্র)ও রামের প্রতি অপরাধ করে, তবে সে-ও সুখ লাভ করবে না; তবে তোমার মতো জনের কথা আর কী বলব।
"Indra, the destroyer of enemy citadels cannot live happily if he offends Rama. What to speak of persons like you?
FAQs
Adharma brings inevitable unrest: even the mighty cannot prosper when they violate righteousness by opposing a dharmic person.
Hanuman heightens the warning by stating that offending Rama has consequences so severe that even Indra would not remain happy—thereby urging Ravana to reconsider.
Rama’s moral inviolability: his dharmic standing is portrayed as a force that even gods must respect.