Shloka 6.90.37
इन्द्रजित्-लक्ष्मणयुद्धम् तथा वानरप्रोत्साहनम् (Indrajit–Lakshmana Battle and the Rallying of the Vanaras)
क्रव्यादादारुणावाग्भिश्चिक्षिपुर्भीमनिःस्वनान् ।।।।न तदानींवनौवायुर्न च जज्वालपावकः ।
kravyādā dāruṇāvāgbhiś cikṣipur bhīmaniḥsvanān |
na tadānīṃ vanau vāyur na ca jajvāla pāvakaḥ |
Carnivorous creatures uttered dreadful cries, casting fearsome sounds; then no wind moved through the forest, and even fire did not blaze.
Carnivorous animals cried frightfully with their tongues. Wind did not blow, the fire did not glow.
Nature’s disturbance mirrors moral disturbance: when adharma dominates, harmony breaks down. The Ramāyaṇa repeatedly uses such portents to stress that righteousness sustains cosmic and social order.
Ominous signs arise around the battle—terrifying cries, still wind, and fire that fails to blaze.
Vigilance and discernment—recognizing signs that a conflict has reached a perilous, unrighteous intensity.