Shloka 93
रावणस्य अन्त्येष्टिः
Ravana’s Funeral Rites and the Ethics of Post-War Conduct
त्यक्तधर्मव्रतंशूरंनृशंसमनृतंतथा ।।।।नाहमर्होऽस्मिसंस्कर्तुंपरदाराभिमर्शिनम् ।
tyaktadharmavrataṃ śūraṃ nṛśaṃsam anṛtaṃ tathā |
nāham arho'smi saṃskartuṃ paradārābhimarśinam ||
«Он оставил дхарму и священные обеты; был жесток, безжалостен и лжив, и посягал на чужих жён. Я недостоин совершать погребальные обряды для такого человека».
"This Ravana had given up righteous conduct, was cruel, merciless, untrue, and had laid hands on others' wives. I do not deserve to perform obsequies to him.
FAQs
The verse frames sexual violation, cruelty, and falsehood as grave adharma, raising the question of whether ritual duty should be extended to one who persistently rejected dharma.
Vibhīṣaṇa refuses (or hesitates) to perform Rāvaṇa’s obsequies, listing Rāvaṇa’s moral transgressions as grounds.
Moral clarity and integrity: Vibhīṣaṇa refuses to normalize wrongdoing by treating the wrongdoer as ritually deserving without reflection.