Shloka 65
सावित्री-यमसंवादः
Sāvitrī’s Dialogue with Yama and the Restoration of Satyavān
तैलाभिषिक्तो विकचो मज्जन् पड़के दशानन: । असकृत् खययुक्ते तु रथे नृत्यन्निव स्थित:,'सपनेमें मैंने देखा है कि रावण तेलसे नहाये, मूँड़ मुँड़ाये, कीचड़में डूब रहा है। फिर कई बार देखनेमें आया कि वह गदहोंसे जुते हुए रथपर खड़ा होकर नृत्य-सा कर रहा है
tailābhiṣikto vikaco majjan paṅkake daśānanaḥ | asakṛt kharayukte tu rathe nṛtyann iva sthitaḥ ||
Mārkaṇḍeya said: “In a dream I saw Daśānana (Rāvaṇa) anointed with oil, his head shaven, sinking into mire. Again and again I beheld him standing upon a chariot yoked to donkeys, as though dancing.” The vision functions as an ominous portent: the proud wrongdoer is shown stripped of dignity and driven toward downfall, suggesting that adharma culminates in public disgrace and ruin.
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse conveys that adharma and arrogance lead to inevitable degradation: the wrongdoer is symbolically shown losing honor and control, indicating karmic and moral consequences that culminate in disgrace and destruction.
Mārkaṇḍeya reports a recurring dream-vision in which Rāvaṇa is oiled and shaven, sinking in mud, and then seen standing on a donkey-yoked chariot as if dancing—an inauspicious sign foretelling his impending downfall.