Shloka 11
पुष्पकविमानेन सीताया युद्धभूमिदर्शनम्
Sita Shown the Battlefield in the Pushpaka
तस्यतद्वचनंश्रुत्वारावणस्यदुरात्मनः ।।।।राक्षस्यस्तास्तथेत्युक्त्वाजग्मुर्वैयत्रपुष्पकम् ।
tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā rāvaṇasya durātmanaḥ | rākṣasyas tāḥ tathety uktvā jagmur vai yatra puṣpakam ||
ദുരാത്മാവായ രാവണന്റെ ആ വാക്കുകൾ കേട്ട്, ആ രാക്ഷസീകൾ “തഥാസ്തു” എന്നു പറഞ്ഞു, പുഷ്പകം ഉണ്ടായിരുന്നിടത്തേക്ക് പോയി.
The evil minded Rakshasas listening to Ravana's words went to the aerial car.
FAQs
It raises the dharmic question of obedience: following an unrighteous command implicates the followers in adharma, even when done out of fear or duty to a ruler.
Rāvaṇa’s attendants accept his instruction and proceed to the Puṣpaka to execute the next step of the plan involving Sītā.
The verse primarily illustrates compliance rather than virtue; it indirectly underscores the need for moral discernment (viveka) in service.