Shloka 20
रावणरथवैभव–निमित्तदर्शन–राममातलिसंवादः
Ravana’s Chariot, Portents, and Rama–Matali Instructions
वर्षरुधिरंदेवोरावणस्यरधोपरि ।।।।वातामण्डलिनस्त्रीव्राह्यपसव्यंप्रचक्रमुः ।
vavarṣa rudhiraṃ devo rāvaṇasya rathopari | vātā maṇḍalinas tīvra hy apasavyaṃ pracakramuḥ ||
Blut regnete vom Himmel herab auf Rāvaṇas Wagen, und heftige Winde wirbelten in Kreisen, unheilvoll von links nach rechts wehend.
Lanka seemed glowing in red colour like at dusk, and as though the earth was burning, shrouded with Japa flowers, even though it was daytime.
FAQs
The epic links adharma with inauspicious portents: when wrongdoing hardens, nature and the cosmos signal imbalance and approaching consequence.
As the duel approaches, ominous signs appear specifically over Rāvaṇa’s chariot.
Moral discernment: recognizing warnings and turning away from wrongdoing—something Rāvaṇa fails to do.