Shloka 6.114.93
रावणस्य अन्त्येष्टिः — Ravana’s Funeral Rites and the Ethics of Post-War Conduct
त्यक्तधर्मव्रतंशूरंनृशंसमनृतंतथा ।।।।नाहमर्होऽस्मिसंस्कर्तुंपरदाराभिमर्शिनम् ।
tyaktadharmavrataṃ śūraṃ nṛśaṃsam anṛtaṃ tathā |
nāham arho'smi saṃskartuṃ paradārābhimarśinam ||
“He abandoned dharma and sacred vows; he was violent, merciless, and false, and he violated others’ wives. I am not fit to perform the funeral rites for such a man.”
"This Ravana had given up righteous conduct, was cruel, merciless, untrue, and had laid hands on others' wives. I do not deserve to perform obsequies to him.
The verse frames sexual violation, cruelty, and falsehood as grave adharma, raising the question of whether ritual duty should be extended to one who persistently rejected dharma.
Vibhīṣaṇa refuses (or hesitates) to perform Rāvaṇa’s obsequies, listing Rāvaṇa’s moral transgressions as grounds.
Moral clarity and integrity: Vibhīṣaṇa refuses to normalize wrongdoing by treating the wrongdoer as ritually deserving without reflection.