Shloka 20
विभीषणाभिषेकः
The Consecration of Vibhishana and Counsel on Crossing the Ocean
रसातलंवाप्रविशेत्पाताळंवापिरावणः ।पितामहासकाशंवानमेजीवन्विमोक्ष्यते ।।6.19.20।।
rasātalaṃ vā praviśet pātālaṃ vāpi rāvaṇaḥ | pitāmahā-sakāśaṃ vā na me jīvan vimokṣyate || 6.19.20 ||
たとえラーヴァナがラサータラに入ろうと、パーターラに沈もうと、さらには梵天ブラフマーの御座に至ろうとも――彼は生きて我より逃れ得ぬ。
"Even if Ravana enters the hell or underground or the abode of Brahma the creator, I will not let him be alive."
FAQs
Dharma as uncompromising justice: when grave wrongdoing threatens the moral order, the righteous king-warrior vows to pursue accountability without yielding to fear or distance.
Rāma declares his resolve that Rāvaṇa cannot evade death by fleeing to any realm—earthly, subterranean, or even near the creator.
Steadfast determination (dhṛti) in service of justice, framed as a moral commitment rather than personal hatred.