Shloka 19
रावणरथवैभव–निमित्तदर्शन–राममातलिसंवादः
Ravana’s Chariot, Portents, and Rama–Matali Instructions
ततोदेवास्सगन्धर्वास्सिद्धाश्चपरमर्षयः ।।।।समीयुर्द्वैरथंद्रष्टुंरावणक्षयकाङ्क्षिणः ।
tato devāḥ sagandharvāḥ siddhāś ca paramarṣayaḥ | samīyur dvairathaṃ draṣṭuṃ rāvaṇakṣayakāṅkṣiṇaḥ ||
അപ്പോൾ ദേവന്മാരും ഗന്ധർവന്മാരും സിദ്ധന്മാരും പരമർഷിമാരും, രാവണനാശം ആഗ്രഹിച്ച്, ആ രഥയുദ്ധം കാണുവാൻ ഒന്നിച്ചുകൂടി.
In the sky, a huge flock of eagles hovering on the chariot of Ravana went following the chariot wherever it went.
FAQs
Dharma is portrayed as cosmic order: when adharma peaks, the moral universe ‘witnesses’ and anticipates restoration through the fall of the unrighteous.
Celestial beings and sages gather as spectators to the climactic duel, emphasizing its world-order significance.
The verse emphasizes moral accountability: even kings are subject to a higher order observed by sages and gods.