Ramayana — Bala Kanda, Sarga 55, Shloka 27
कामधेनुसैन्यप्रादुर्भावः
Kamadhenu’s Forces, Visvamitra’s Austerities, and Vasishta’s Wrath
आश्रमं चिरसम्वृद्धं यद्विनाशितवानसि।दुराचारोऽसि तन्मूढ तस्मात्त्वं न भविष्यसि।।1.55.27।।
āśramaṃ cirasaṃvṛddhaṃ yad vināśitavān asi |
durācāro ’si tanmūḍha tasmāt tvaṃ na bhaviṣyasi || 1.55.27 ||
‘ദീർഘകാലം വളർന്ന് സമൃദ്ധമായിരുന്ന ഈ ആശ്രമത്തെ നീ നശിപ്പിച്ചു. അതിനാൽ, ഹേ മൂഢാ, നിന്റെ ആചാരം ദുഷ്ടമാണ്; അതുകൊണ്ട് നീ നിലനിൽക്കുകയില്ല, നിന്റെ അന്ത്യം സംഭവിക്കും.’
"O Fool! this hermitage has been developed over a long time. Why did you destroy it? On account of your wickedness you will not live long."
FAQs
Dharma holds one accountable for violating sacred institutions and harming the innocent; wrongful destruction invites consequences, and moral order asserts itself.
Vasiṣṭha rebukes Viśvāmitra for destroying the long-established hermitage and pronounces a dire consequence.
Upholding moral law with clarity and fearlessness—Vasiṣṭha’s commitment to protecting dharmic life and condemning adharma.