Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 30, Shloka 23
शार्दूलचरवृत्तान्तः
Saardula’s Spy-Report on Rama’s Camp and the Vanara Host
सुमुखोदुर्मुखश्चात्रवेगदर्शीचवानरः ।मृत्युर्वानररूपेणनूनंसृष्टस्स्वयम्भुवा ।।6.30.23।।
sumukho durmukhaś cātra vegadarśī ca vānaraḥ | mṛtyur vānararūpeṇa nūnaṃ sṛṣṭaḥ svayambhuvā || 6.30.23 ||
Inilah Sumukha, Durmukha, dan juga wanara Vegadarśī. Sungguh, Maut sendiri telah diciptakan oleh Sang Svayambhū (Brahmā) dalam rupa para pejuang wanara.
"Vanaras Sumukha, Durmukha and Vegadarsi are surely created by Brahma in the Vanara form of Death-God."
FAQs
Adharma inevitably summons its own ‘death’: the verse frames the righteous coalition as an instrument of cosmic justice.
Śārdūla intensifies the warning by portraying the vānaras as embodiments of inevitable destruction for the unrighteous.
Fearless resolve in service of a just war—unyielding pursuit of rightful outcome.