Shloka 6.80.9
इन्द्रजितो यज्ञानुष्ठानं अन्तर्धानं च (Indrajit’s Rite and the Invisible Assault)
सकृदेवसमिद्धस्यविधूमस्यमहार्चिषः ।बभूवुस्तानिलिङ्गानिविजयंदर्शयन्ति च ।।।।
sakṛd eva samiddhasya vidhūmasya mahārciṣaḥ | babhūvus tāni liṅgāni vijayaṃ darśayanti ca ||
When the sacrificial fire was kindled just once—smokeless yet blazing with great flames—those very signs appeared, indicating victory.
By that action of fire sacrifice, the mighty flames and the smoke that appeared from the mighty smokeless fire signifying victory appeared.
The verse highlights how ritual action (yajña/homa) is traditionally associated with cosmic order; in the epic imagination, omens reflect alignment (or claimed alignment) with dharma—though later narrative outcomes test whether such signs correspond to true righteousness.
During Rāvaṇi/Indrajit’s sacrificial rite, the fire displays auspicious features—smokelessness and strong flames—interpreted as signs of victory.
Not a personal virtue, but the epic theme of attentiveness to signs and ritual efficacy; it sets up tension between apparent auspiciousness and the deeper moral arc of the war.