Shloka 9
पञ्चदशः सर्गः — देवकृत-प्रार्थना, रावणवधोपायः, विष्णोः मानुषावतारनियोजनम्
Sarga 15: The Devas’ Petition, the Means to Slay Ravana, and Vishnu’s Commission to Incarnate as Man
ऋषीन्यक्षान्सगन्धर्वानसुरान्ब्राह्मणांस्तथा।अतिक्रामति दुर्धर्षो वरदानेन मोहित:।।1.15.9।।
ṛṣīn yakṣān sagandharvān asurān brāhmaṇāṃs tathā |
atikrāmati durdharṣo varadānena mohitaḥ ||1.15.9||
Envaidecido pela dádiva dos favores, esse difícil de vencer ultrapassa todos os limites: contra os ṛṣis, os Yakṣas, os Gandharvas, os Asuras e até os Brāhmaṇas.
Because of your boon he has become unassailable and puffed with pride deties sages, yakshas, gandharvas, demons and brahmins.
FAQs
Boons and power are meant to support dharma; when pride blinds one into crossing limits—especially against sages and Brāhmaṇas—it becomes adharma requiring correction.
The gods detail Rāvaṇa’s lawlessness across communities of beings, emphasizing that his arrogance stems from boon-induced invincibility.
Reverence toward the righteous (ṛṣis, brāhmaṇas) as a marker of dharma; violating them signals moral collapse.