Shloka 11
रावणस्य अन्त्येष्टिः
Ravana’s Funeral Rites and the Ethics of Post-War Conduct
यदैववानरैर्घोरैर्बद्धस्सेतुर्महार्णवे ।तदैवहृदयेनाहंशङ्केरामममानुषम् ।।।।
yadaiva vānarair ghorair baddhaḥ setur mahārṇave | tadaiva hṛdayenāhaṃ śaṅke rāmam amānuṣam ||
Tatkala para vānarā yang dahsyat membina jambatan merentasi samudera agung, sejak saat itu juga hatiku merasakan: Rāma bukanlah insan biasa.
"When these terrific Vanaras constructed a bridge over the great ocean, I doubted in my mind at that time itself that Rama is not a mortal."
FAQs
Recognizing truth (satya) when revealed through extraordinary righteous action: dharma includes discerning the higher reality behind events.
After witnessing the bridge built across the ocean, the speaker confesses an inner conviction of Rāma’s superhuman nature.
Truthfulness and discernment—openly acknowledging conviction formed by evidence, not ego or faction.