Shloka 31
एतस्मिन्नन्तरे रक्षो रावण: प्रत्यदृश्यत,इसी समय अवसर पाकर राक्षस रावण साध्वी सीताको हर ले जानेकी इच्छासे वहाँ दिखायी दिया। वह भयानक निशाचर सुन्दर रूप धारण करके राखमें छिपी हुई आगके समान संन्यासीके वेषमें अपने यथार्थ रूपको छिपाये हुए था
etasminn antare rakṣo rāvaṇaḥ pratyadṛśyata
En aquel mismo instante, el rākṣasa Rāvaṇa apareció, aprovechando la ocasión. Resuelto a raptar a la casta Sītā, el temible merodeador nocturno ocultó su verdadera naturaleza adoptando un disfraz atractivo—como fuego escondido bajo la ceniza—y se presentó exteriormente con el hábito de un renunciante.
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse warns that adharma often advances through disguise and opportunism: outward signs of holiness can be used to mask harmful intent. Ethical vigilance requires judging conduct and intention, not merely appearance.
Mārkaṇḍeya narrates that Rāvaṇa arrives at an opportune moment with the aim of abducting Sītā, hiding his true rākṣasa nature by taking on an attractive form and the external dress of a renunciant, likened to fire concealed under ashes.