Shloka 84
इन्द्रजित्-वधः
The Slaying of Indrajit
यथास्तङ्गतआदित्येनावतिष्ठन्तिरश्मयः ।तथातस्मिन्निपतितेराक्षसास्तेगतादिशः ।।।।
yathāstaṅgate āditye nāvatiṣṭhanti raśmayaḥ |
tathā tasmin nipatite rākṣasās te gatādiśaḥ ||
Wie die Strahlen nicht bleiben, wenn die Sonne untergegangen ist, so zerstreuten sich, als er fiel, jene Rākṣasas und flohen in alle Himmelsrichtungen.
Just as Sun rays go away as soon as the Sun sets in the evening, the Rakshasas also went in all directions seeing Indrajith fallen.
FAQs
Dharma is enduring like the sun’s lawful course; adharma-based power is transient—when its ‘sun’ sets, its ‘rays’ (followers) vanish.
A poetic comparison explains how swiftly the Rākṣasas dispersed once Indrajit fell.
Discernment (viveka): recognizing the impermanence of fear-based power and the stability of righteousness.