Shloka 22
रावणरथवैभव–निमित्तदर्शन–राममातलिसंवादः
Ravana’s Chariot, Portents, and Rama–Matali Instructions
सन्ध्ययाचावृतालङ्काजपापुष्पनिकाशया ।।।।दृश्यतेसम्प्रदीप्तेवदिवसेऽपिवसुन्धरा ।
sandhyayā cāvṛtā laṅkā japāpuṣpanikāśayā | dṛśyate sampradīpteva divase 'pi vasundharā ||
জপাপুষ্পের ন্যায় রক্তিম সন্ধ্যার আচ্ছাদনে ঢাকা লঙ্কা দেখা দিল; দিবালোকেও পৃথিবী যেন দগ্ধ অগ্নিময় বলে প্রতীয়মান হল।
Meteors and huge fire dropped there indicating Ravana's end. Seeing them, Rakshasas were sad.
FAQs
When adharma dominates a realm, even its ‘daylight’ is darkened—Dharma is depicted as the condition for social and cosmic clarity.
The setting itself becomes ominous: Laṅkā and the earth take on an unnatural red gloom before the climax.
Collective responsibility: a kingdom’s moral state affects its atmosphere; righteous governance (rājadharma) is implied by contrast.