Shloka 23
त्रिजटास्वप्नवर्णनम्
Trijata’s Dream-Omens and the Rakshasis’ Reversal
विमानात्पुष्पकादद्य रावणः पतितो भुवि।कृष्यमाणः स्त्रिया दृष्टो मुण्डः कृष्णाम्बरः पुनः।।5.27.23।।
vimānāt puṣpakād adya rāvaṇaḥ patito bhuvi |
kṛṣyamāṇaḥ striyā dṛṣṭo muṇḍaḥ kṛṣṇāmbaraḥ punaḥ ||5.27.23||
„Und wiederum sah ich heute Rāvaṇa: vom Luftwagen Puṣpaka zur Erde gestürzt—kahlgeschoren, in Schwarz gekleidet und von einer Frau fortgeschleift.“
"He was wearing red garlands and unguents, his body smeared with oil. He was drinking, laughing and dancing, his mind and senses perplexed. He was driving on a chariot yoked to donkeys.
FAQs
The verse underscores karmic reversal: unlawful pride and abduction lead to public humiliation. Dharma teaches that power without righteousness is unstable.
In Trijaṭā’s dream, Rāvaṇa loses his exalted vehicle (Puṣpaka) and is reduced to disgrace—an omen of collapse.
Moral clarity (viveka): Trijaṭā reads dishonor as a sign that Sītā’s truth and chastity will be vindicated.