Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 13, Shloka 14
महापार्श्वस्य परामर्शः
Mahāpārśva’s Counsel and Rāvaṇa’s Confession of Brahmā’s Curse
अद्यप्रभृतियामन्याबलान्नारींगमिष्यसि ।तदातेशतधामूर्धाफलिष्यतिनसंशयः ।।।।
adya prabhṛti yām anyāṃ balān nārīṃ gamiṣyasi |
tadā te śatadhā mūrdhā phaliṣyati na saṃśayaḥ ||
आज से यदि तुम किसी अन्य नारी को बलपूर्वक स्पर्श करोगे, तो तुम्हारे मस्तक के सौ टुकड़े हो जाएँगे, इसमें कोई संशय नहीं है।
"Thus, frightened on account of his curse, I do not perforce to get her to my lustrous bed."
FAQs
Dharma protects bodily autonomy and condemns coercion: violence against women is met with immediate, divinely enforced consequence.
Brahmā issues a punitive constraint on Rāvaṇa, specifically targeting his tendency to pursue women forcibly.
The virtue upheld is respect and non-violence (ahiṃsā) toward women; the verse also underscores divine guardianship of dharma.