Shloka 52
रावणस्य अन्त्येष्टिः
Ravana’s Funeral Rites and the Ethics of Post-War Conduct
नैकयज्ञविलोप्तारंत्रातारंस्वजनस्य च ।।।।धर्मव्यवस्थाभेत्तारंमायास्रष्टारमाहवे ।
naikayajñaviloptāraṃ trātāraṃ svajanasya ca | dharmavyavasthābhettāraṃ māyāsraṣṭāram āhave ||
Der viele yajñas vereitelte und doch die Seinen beschützte; der die festgefügte Ordnung des Dharma brach und im Kampf māyā und Listen erschuf.
"He, who obstructed performance of sacrificial rituals, protected his own people, who violated code of conduct in comb at by using conjuring tricks;"
FAQs
Dharma is a public moral order, not merely loyalty to one’s own. Protecting ‘one’s people’ while violating sacrifice, truth, and fair conduct reveals adharma.
Mandodarī describes the paradox of Rāvaṇa: protective toward his own circle yet destructive toward sacred rites and righteous norms.
Integrity (alignment of means and ends) is emphasized by contrast—true righteousness does not rely on deception and disruption of sacred order.