Shloka 58
पुष्पकविमानवर्णनम्
Description of the Pushpaka Vimana and Ravana’s Inner Palace
रावणाननशङ्काश्च काश्चिद्रावणयोषितः।मुखानि स्म सपत्नीनामुपाजिघ्रन्पुनः पुनः।।5.9.58।।
rāvaṇānanaśaṅkāś ca kāścid rāvaṇayoṣitaḥ | mukhāni sma sapatnīnām upājighran punaḥ punaḥ || 5.9.58 ||
രാവണന്റെ മുഖമെന്നു ഭ്രമിച്ച്, രാവണന്റെ ചില സ്ത്രീകൾ സഹപത്നിമാരുടെ മുഖങ്ങൾ വീണ്ടും വീണ്ടും മണന്നു നോക്കി.
Some women of Ravana (overcome by blind passion) smelt again and again the mouths of their co-wives next to them assuming it to be Ravana's.
FAQs
It highlights the loss of discernment caused by obsession (āsakti): dharma requires clarity and self-governance; uncontrolled passion leads to confusion and undignified conduct.
In sleep and intoxicated attachment, some co-wives mistake one another for Ravana and act under delusion.
By contrast, the virtue emphasized is viveka (discernment), implicitly upheld by Hanumān and the dharmic narrative stance.