Shloka 20
सीताहरणोत्तरं लङ्काप्रवेशः
Sita’s Abduction and Ravana’s Entry into Lanka
नानाप्रहरणाः क्षिप्रमितो गच्छत सत्वराः।जनस्थानं हतस्थानं भूतपूर्वं खरालयम्।।।।
nānāpraharaṇāḥ kṣipram ito gacchata satvarāḥ | janasthānaṁ hatasthānaṁ bhūtapūrvaṁ kharālayam ||
નાનાં શસ્ત્રોથી સજ્જ થઈ, અહીંથી તત્કાળ—વિલંબ વિના—જનોસ્થાન તરફ જાઓ; જે સ્થાન પહેલાં ખરનું આલય હતું અને જ્યાં તે હણાયો હતો.
Armed with different weapons, proceed at once to Janasthana where Khara lived and died.
FAQs
The verse functions as a contrast to dharma: it shows militarized retaliation and mobilization driven by grievance. In the Ramayana’s ethical frame, such haste toward violence—untethered from justice—signals adharma.
After the defeat at Janasthāna (where Khara fell), Rāvaṇa orders his forces to move immediately to that region.
Not a virtue but a trait: forceful command and urgency, reflecting Rāvaṇa’s escalating resolve to pursue vengeance.