Shloka 71
पुष्पकविमानवर्णनम्
Description of the Pushpaka Vimana and Ravana’s Inner Palace
न चाकुलीना न च हीनरूपा नादक्षिणा नानुपचारयुक्ता।भार्याभवत्तस्य न हीनसत्त्वा न चापि कान्तस्य न कामनीया।।5.9.71।।
na cākulīnā na ca hīnarūpā nādakṣiṇā nānupacārayuktā |
bhāryābhavat tasya na hīnasattvā na cāpi kāntasya na kāmanīyā ||5.9.71||
彼の妻となった者に卑しい家柄の女はなく、美を欠く者もなく、冷酷でも無礼でもなかった。心弱き者もなく、あの愛する者にとって望ましくない者もいなかった。
Whatever wealth was possessed by Vaisravana (Kubera, the son of sage Vishrava) and also Indra who rides the Ucchaisrava green horse, was there in the palace of Ravana.
FAQs
The verse shows that external excellence (birth, beauty, refinement) does not by itself establish dharma; moral worth depends on righteous conduct—setting up the contrast that even amid such splendor, adharma can occur (as with Sītā).
The narration describes the qualities of the women in Rāvaṇa’s household as Hanumān observes them.
Analytical observation: Hanumān notes details precisely, supporting his later moral conclusion about Sītā’s distinct situation.