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Shloka 6.114.30

रावणस्य अन्त्येष्टिः — Ravana’s Funeral Rites and the Ethics of Post-War Conduct

सीतानिमित्तजोमृत्युस्त्वयादूरादुपाहृतः ।मैथिलीसहरामेणविशोकाविहरिष्यति ।।।।

sītā-nimittajo mṛtyus tvayā dūrād upāhṛtaḥ |

maithilī saha rāmeṇa viśokā vihariṣyati ||

The death that arose on Sītā’s account was brought by you from far away, as though summoned. Maithilī, freed from sorrow, will live in joy together with Rāma.

"On account of abducting Sita, you invited death from a distance. Devoid of sorrow, Sita will sport with Rama."

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Sītā (Maithilī)
R
Rāma
R
Rāvaṇa

Adharma ‘invites’ its own punishment; Dharma restores the violated order. Truth is affirmed that wrongdoing toward the innocent rebounds upon the wrongdoer, while the righteous are ultimately reunited and relieved of grief.

After Rāvaṇa is slain, Mandodarī interprets the outcome: the abduction of Sītā became the cause of his death, and Sītā will return to Rāma free from sorrow.

Rāma’s steadfast righteousness (dharma-niṣṭhā) is implied: his cause prevails, leading to the restoration of Sītā’s well-being.