रावणस्य अन्त्येष्टिः
Ravana’s Funeral Rites and the Ethics of Post-War Conduct
सप्रविश्यपुरींलङ्कांराक्षसेन्द्रोविभीषणः ।।।।रावणस्याअग्निहोत्रंतुनिर्यापयतिसत्वरम् ।
sa praviśya purīṃ laṅkāṃ rākṣasendro vibhīṣaṇaḥ |
rāvaṇasyāgnihotraṃ tu niryāpayati satvaram ||
Als Vibhīṣaṇa, der Herr der Rākṣasas, in die Stadt Laṅkā eintrat, traf er unverzüglich die Anordnungen für Rāvaṇas Agnihotra-Riten.
Vibheeshana entered the city of Lanka and carried out fire sacrifice quickly for Ravana, the king of Rakshasas.
Dharma includes maintaining sacred rites and social order even after catastrophe. Proper ritual action is treated as a stabilizing duty of leadership.
Vibhīṣaṇa enters Laṅkā and quickly sets in motion the fire-ritual arrangements connected with Rāvaṇa’s last rites.
Administrative responsibility and promptness—Vibhīṣaṇa acts decisively to fulfill obligatory rites.