Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 13, Shloka 4
महापार्श्वस्य परामर्शः
Mahāpārśva’s Counsel and Rāvaṇa’s Confession of Brahmā’s Curse
बलात्कुक्कुटवृत्तेनप्रवर्तस्वमहाबल: ।आक्रम्याक्रम्यसीतांवैतांभुङ् क्ष्वचरमस्वच ।।।।
balāt kukkuṭa-vṛttena pravartasva mahābalaḥ |
ākramyākramya sītāṃ vai tāṃ bhuṅkṣva ca ramasva ca ||
हे महाबल! बलपूर्वक—मुर्गे की भाँति बार-बार—आक्रमण करते हुए आगे बढ़ो; उस सीता को पकड़कर भोगो और अपनी इच्छा से रमण करो।
"(O Ravana) of great strength! Take hold of Sita forcibly like the cock, enjoy and revel with her."
FAQs
It presents a clear violation of dharma: coercion and sexual violence are condemned in the Ramayana’s moral universe. Dharma is grounded in consent, restraint, and protection of the vulnerable.
Rāvaṇa is being urged by a counselor to abandon caution and to forcefully possess Sītā, even as the threat of Rāma’s arrival grows.
Negatively, the verse foregrounds uncontrolled kāma (desire) and hubris; the implied virtue upheld elsewhere by Rāma is self-mastery and honor.