Shloka 31
माल्यवानुपदेशः
Malyavan’s Counsel, Portents in Laṅkā, and the Proposal of Alliance
मार्जाराद्वीपिभिस्सार्थंसूकराश्शुनकैस्सह ।किन्नराराक्षसैश्चापिसमीयुर्मानुषैस्सह ।।।।
mārjarā dvīpibhiḥ sārthaṃ sūkarāḥ śunakaiḥ saha | kinnarā rākṣasaiś cāpi samīyur mānuṣaiḥ saha ||
Kucing bergaul dengan macan tutul, babi dengan anjing; bahkan para Kinnara pun bercampur dengan para Rākṣasa dan dengan manusia—kekacauan jenis yang menandai runtuhnya tatanan dharma.
"Cats are having the company of (mating) Leopards, pigs are mating with dogs, Kinneras with Rakshasas as well as human beings also."
FAQs
The verse uses ‘confusion of categories’ to symbolize moral confusion: when boundaries of right conduct are violated, society and nature mirror that disorder.
Further omens are listed to persuade Rāvaṇa that his path is leading Laṅkā toward destruction.
Accountability: recognizing that adharma at the top spreads chaos everywhere.