Shloka 2
मारीचस्य रावणं प्रति नीत्युपदेशः
Maricha’s Counsel on Kingship and Ruin to Ravana
केनायमुपदिष्टस्ते विनाशः पापकर्मणा।सपुत्रस्य सराष्ट्रस्य सामात्यस्य निशाचर।।।।
kenāyam upadiṣṭas te vināśaḥ pāpakarmaṇā | saputrasya sarāṣṭrasya sāmātyasya niśācara ||
夜にさまよう魔よ、いかなる罪深き者にそそのかされて、この滅びへと導かれたのか――その滅びは、お前を子らと国土と家臣もろとも呑み込むであろう。
O night-walking demon ! a kingdom cannnot be governed by a king who is rude or hostile or impolite.
FAQs
A ruler’s choices must be guided by righteous counsel; sinful advice leads not only to personal downfall but also harms dependents and the polity.
Mārīca warns Rāvaṇa that the plan he has accepted will bring catastrophic ruin upon himself and his entire realm.
Prudent discernment in leadership—testing advice against dharma and long-term consequences.