Valmiki Ramayana 2.10.7: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 10, Shloka 7
क्रोधागारप्रवेशः · Entry into the Chamber of Wrath
Kaikeyī’s Protest
तया तान्यपविद्धानि माल्यान्याभरणानि च ॥७॥
अशोभयन्त वसुधां नक्षत्राणि यथा नभः ।
tayā tāny apaviddhāni mālyāny ābharaṇāni ca ||7||
aśobhayanta vasudhāṃ nakṣatrāṇi yathā nabhaḥ |
उसने जो हार और गहने फेंके थे, वो भी ज़मीन पर अच्छे लग रहे थे। जैसे आसमान में तारे चमकते हैं, वैसे ही वो भी चमक रहे थे।
All the garlands and ornaments she scattered adorned the floor like the stars (illumining) the sky.
FAQs
Aesthetic beauty can coexist with ethically troubling intent; dharma asks us to look beyond surface splendor to motive and consequence.
The narrator describes the visual scene of the discarded ornaments, using a poetic comparison to stars in the sky.
Primarily poetic observation rather than virtue; it underscores the contrast between beauty of objects and disorder in relationships.
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