Shloka 15
मारीचस्य रावणं प्रति नीत्युपदेशः
Maricha’s Counsel on Kingship and Ruin to Ravana
अवश्यं विनशिष्यन्ति सर्वे रावण राक्षसाः।येषां त्वं कर्कशो राजा दुर्बुद्धिरजितेन्द्रियः।।।।
avaśyaṃ vinaśiṣyanti sarve rāvaṇa rākṣasāḥ | yeṣāṃ tvaṃ karkaśo rājā durbuddhir ajitendriyaḥ ||
Sin duda, oh Rāvaṇa, todos los rākṣasas perecerán cuando tú—rey áspero, de mente perversa e incapaz de dominar los sentidos—los gobiernes.
I am faced with this dreadful disaster accidentally. You will not only be in a miserable state because of your misdeeds, you will perish along with your army.
FAQs
Indriya-jaya (mastery over the senses) is essential for rāja-dharma; a ruler’s lack of restraint becomes collective doom for the community.
Mārīca predicts the downfall of the rākṣasas as a direct result of Rāvaṇa’s temperament and moral failure.
Self-mastery (dama) and moral clarity (viveka) as prerequisites for authority.