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Shloka 6.47.11

पुष्पकविमानेन सीताया युद्धभूमिदर्शनम् (Sita Shown the Battlefield in the Pushpaka)

तस्यतद्वचनंश्रुत्वारावणस्यदुरात्मनः ।।।।राक्षस्यस्तास्तथेत्युक्त्वाजग्मुर्वैयत्रपुष्पकम् ।

tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā rāvaṇasya durātmanaḥ | rākṣasyas tāḥ tathety uktvā jagmur vai yatra puṣpakam ||

Hearing those words of the evil-minded Rāvaṇa, the rākṣasī women replied, “So be it,” and went to where the Puṣpaka chariot was.

The evil minded Rakshasas listening to Ravana's words went to the aerial car.

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Rāvaṇa
R
rākṣasī women
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Puṣpaka (vimāna)

It raises the dharmic question of obedience: following an unrighteous command implicates the followers in adharma, even when done out of fear or duty to a ruler.

Rāvaṇa’s attendants accept his instruction and proceed to the Puṣpaka to execute the next step of the plan involving Sītā.

The verse primarily illustrates compliance rather than virtue; it indirectly underscores the need for moral discernment (viveka) in service.