Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 20, Shloka 27
दूत-नीति, शुक-प्रसङ्गः
Envoy-Ethics and the Episode of Śuka
तस्यतेत्रिषुलोकेषुनपिशाचंनराक्षसम् ।त्रातारमनुपश्यामिनगन्धर्वंनचासुरम् ।।।।
tasya te triṣu lokeṣu na piśācaṃ na rākṣasam |
trātāram anupaśyāmi na gandharvaṃ na cāsuram ||
Für dich sehe ich keinen Retter in den drei Welten – keinen Piśāca, keinen Rākṣasa, keinen Gandharva und keinen Asura.
"I do not see anyone who can save you in these three worlds, not Rakshasas, not devils or even Gandharvas."
FAQs
When one persists in grave adharma, social or supernatural networks cannot nullify the ethical consequence.
The speaker stresses Rāvaṇa’s isolation: no class of beings across the cosmos can truly protect him from the outcome of his deeds.
Truth-telling without appeasement—speaking hard truth to power.