Shloka 2
रावणस्य परिव्राजकवेषेण सीतासमीपगमनम्
Ravana Approaches Sita Disguised as a Mendicant
तदासाद्य दशग्रीवः क्षिप्रमन्तरमास्थितः।अभिचक्राम वैदेहीं परिव्राजकरूपधृक्।।।।
tadāsādya daśagrīvaḥ kṣipram antaram āsthitaḥ | abhicakrāma vaidehīṃ parivrājakarūpadhṛk ||
Entonces el de diez cuellos, Rāvaṇa, tomando pronto amparo en el ocultamiento, asumió la forma de un mendicante errante y se acercó a Vaidehī (Sītā).
Your big hips are stout and strong, Your smooth thighs are like the trunk of an elephant, your breasts adorned with gems, are round and robust like palm fruits and drooping with heaviness with projected stiff nipples, shining and delightful, adding beauty.
FAQs
The verse highlights adharma through deception—Rāvaṇa hides and adopts a false ascetic identity, violating truthfulness (satya) and the protective duty associated with religious appearance.
In the Daṇḍaka forest episode, Rāvaṇa begins the abduction plot by approaching Sītā while disguised as a mendicant.
By contrast (through its violation), the virtue emphasized is satya (truthfulness) and integrity—especially the sanctity of the ascetic role, which must not be used as a tool for harm.