Shloka 125
रावणस्य अन्त्येष्टिः
Ravana’s Funeral Rites and the Ethics of Post-War Conduct
रामोऽपिसहसैन्येनससुग्रीवस्सलक्ष्मणः ।हर्षंलेभेरिपुंहत्वायथावृत्रंशतक्रतु: ।।।।
rāmo 'pi saha sainyena sa sugrīvaḥ sa lakṣmaṇaḥ | harṣaṃ lebhe ripuṃ hatvā yathā vṛtraṃ śatakratuḥ ||
Auch Rāma—zusammen mit dem Heer, mit Sugrīva und Lakṣmaṇa—empfand Freude, nachdem er den Feind erschlagen hatte, wie Śatakratu (Indra) jubelte, als er Vṛtra tötete.
Enemy killed, Rama also accompanied by Sugriva, Lakshmana, and army experienced joy, like Indra (who performed a hundred sacrifices) after killing Vrta.
FAQs
Righteous action brings rightful relief: joy is presented not as cruelty, but as the moral easing that follows the removal of a destructive oppressor.
After the decisive killing of the chief enemy, Rāma and his allies experience relief and happiness, likened to Indra’s victory over Vṛtra.
Rāma’s steadfastness in dharmic warfare—his joy is tied to restored order, not personal vengeance.