Shloka 13
मारीचस्य रावणं प्रति नीत्युपदेशः
Maricha’s Counsel on Kingship and Ruin to Ravana
बहवस्साधवो लोके युक्ता धर्ममनुष्ठिताः।परेषामपराधेन विनष्टास्सपरिच्छदाः।।।।
bahavaḥ sādhavo loke yuktā dharmam anuṣṭhitāḥ | pareṣām aparādhenā vinaṣṭāḥ saparicchadāḥ ||
ഈ ലോകത്തിൽ ധർമ്മാനുഷ്ഠാനത്തിൽ നിഷ്ഠയുള്ള അനേകം സജ്ജനർ, മറ്റുള്ളവരുടെ അപരാധം മൂലം തങ്ങളുടെ സർവ്വ സമ്പത്തോടുകൂടി നശിച്ചുപോയിട്ടുണ്ട്.
O Ravana, people who are ruled by a cruel and hostile king will not grow like the sheep protected by a jackal.
FAQs
Adharma is contagious in its consequences: one person’s wrongdoing can destroy the righteous and the innocent—hence responsibility is communal and moral vigilance is required.
Mārīca warns that reckless actions by powerful figures can cause collateral ruin, even for those devoted to dharma.
Accountability—recognizing that one’s actions affect many beyond oneself.