Shloka 6.41.64

युद्धलक्षण-निमित्तदर्शनं तथा लङ्काद्वारव्यूहः (War Omens and the Encirclement of Lanka’s Gates)

Devanagari script

ऋषीणांदेवतानांचगन्धर्वाप्सरसांतथा ।।6.41.62।।नागानामथयक्षाणांराज्ञांचरजनीचर ।यच्चपापंकृतंमोहादवलिप्तेनराक्षस ।।6.41.63।।नूनंतेविगतोदर्पःस्वयम्भुवरदानजः ।तस्यपापस्यसम्प्राप्ताव्युष्टिरद्यदुरसदा ।।6.41.64।।

Transliteration

nūnaṃ te vigato darpaḥ svayambhuvaradānajaḥ |

tasya pāpasya samprāptā vyuṣṭir adya durāsadā ||6.41.64||

Translation

Surely today your pride—born of boons granted by the Self-born (Brahmā)—will be shattered; for the fearful fruition of that sin has now come upon you.

Context

"O night ranger! the time has come for punishment for the sins committed by you to the sages, Devatas, so also to Gandharvas, celestial beauties, Nagas, Yakshas and the kings because of your delusion in conceit. Surely your pride about the boons begotten from the selfborn creator will be gone, said Rama.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Rāvaṇa
• Svayambhū (Brahmā)
• boons (vara)

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

Divine favors do not cancel dharma: boons may empower, but arrogance and wrongdoing still culminate in moral consequence. The verse warns against confusing granted power with moral invulnerability.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāma continues his warning to Rāvaṇa, specifically targeting Rāvaṇa’s confidence in Brahmā’s boons and declaring that the ‘ripening’ of sin is now unavoidable.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rāma’s clarity and moral certainty: he speaks as an agent of righteous order, undeceived by displays of supernatural protection.