Shloka 3.35.35
मारीचाश्रमगमनम् (Ravana’s Journey to Maricha’s Hermitage)
अयोजालानि निर्मथ्य भित्वा रत्नमयं गृहम्।महेन्द्रभवनाद्गुप्तमाजहारामृतं ततः।।।।
taṃ maharṣigaṇair juṣṭaṃ suparṇakṛtalakṣaṇam | nāmnā subhadraṃ nyagrodhaṃ dadarśa dhanadānujaḥ ||
Rāvaṇa, Kubera’s younger brother, beheld the nyagrodha banyan called Subhadra—frequented by companies of great ṛṣis and bearing the mark left by Suparṇa (Garuḍa).
Twisting and twirling the grills of the window, he broke open the room made of gems and quietly carried away the nectar from Indra's mansion.
Sacred places retain moral memory: the ‘mark’ of past righteous action and the presence of sages define a landscape as dharmic and worthy of reverence.
During his movement through the region, Rāvaṇa sees the famed banyan Subhadra, associated with sages and with Garuḍa’s earlier deed.
Recognition of sacred geography—perceiving signs (lakṣaṇa) that link place, history, and dharma.