Shloka 17
माल्यवानुपदेशः
Malyavan’s Counsel, Portents in Laṅkā, and the Proposal of Alliance
विषयेषुप्रसक्तेनयत्किञ्चित्कारणात्वया ।।।।ऋषीणामग्नकल्पानामुद्वेगोजनितोमहान् ।
viṣayeṣu prasaktena yat-kiñcit kāraṇāt tvayā | ṛṣīṇām agni-kalpānām udvego janito mahān |
Porque, absorto en los placeres de los sentidos, por una u otra causa has suscitado gran turbación entre los rishis, semejantes al fuego por el poder de su ascesis.
"Being engaged in matters of sense pleasures you have created great agitation(disturbance) in the minds of the seers (engaged in penance) who resemble gods of burning fire."
FAQs
Unrestrained indulgence violates dharma by harming the spiritually devoted; harming tapasvins invites moral and karmic backlash.
Rāvaṇa is criticized for pleasure-driven behavior that has repeatedly disturbed ascetics, generating powerful opposition.
Indriya-nigraha (control of the senses) as essential to righteous rule and social harmony.