Shloka 6.114.66
रावणस्य अन्त्येष्टिः — Ravana’s Funeral Rites and the Ethics of Post-War Conduct
प्रवादस्सत्यएवायंत्वांप्रतिप्रायशोनृप ।।।।प्रतिव्रतानांनाकस्मात्सपत्नत्यश्रूणिभूतले ।
pravādaḥ satya evāyaṃ tvāṃ prati prāyaśo nṛpa |
prativratānāṃ nākasmat patanty aśrūṇi bhūtale |
O king, the common saying has proved true in your case: the tears of devoted, faithful women do not fall to the ground without effect—this calamity has returned upon you as its consequence.
"King! 'The tears of noble women should not fall on the earth's surface' is a popular saying. This calamity is truly a result to you in return."
The suffering of the righteous is morally consequential; dharmic life carries a protective moral power, and injustice toward such people yields inevitable repercussions.
The speaker explains Rāvaṇa’s misfortune as the karmic outcome of wronging devoted women whose grief and tears carry a curse-like potency.
Prativratā-dharma: fidelity, moral purity, and inner strength—presented as spiritually efficacious.