Shloka 36
हनूमदुपदेशः रावणस्य च कोपः
Hanuman’s Counsel to Ravana and Ravana’s Wrath
सीतायास्तेजसा दग्धां रामकोपप्रपीडिताम्।।।।दह्यमानामिमां पश्य पुरीं साट्टप्रतोलिकाम्।
sītāyās tejasā dagdhāṃ rāmakopaprapīḍitām; dahyamānām imāṃ paśya purīṃ sāṭṭapratolikām.
ಸೀತಾದೇವಿಯ ತೇಜಸ್ಸಿನಿಂದ ದಗ್ಧವಾಗಿ, ಶ್ರೀರಾಮನ ಕೋಪದಿಂದ ಪೀಡಿತವಾಗಿ—ಅಟ್ಟಾಲಿಕೆಗಳೂ ಬೀದಿಬಜಾರಗಳೂ ಸೇರಿ ಈ ಪುರಿ ದಹ್ಯಮಾನವಾಗಿರುವುದನ್ನು ನೋಡು.
"Visualize this city of Lanka including its market-places and main streets as burnt by Sita's power of chastity and Rama's anger.
FAQs
Unrighteous acts ignite consequences that consume societies; dharma is not private—it safeguards the whole city/kingdom.
Hanuman foretells Lanka’s destruction, attributing it to Sita’s tejas and Rama’s righteous anger.
Sita’s spiritual potency and Rama’s unwavering commitment to justice—both framed as forces that correct adharma.