Shloka 28
सीताहरणोत्तरं लङ्काप्रवेशः
Sita’s Abduction and Ravana’s Entry into Lanka
युष्माकं च बलज्ञोऽहं बहुशो रणमूर्धनि।अतश्चास्मिन् जनस्थाने मया यूयं नियोजिताः।।।।
yuṣmākaṁ ca balajño 'haṁ bahuśo raṇamūrdhani | ataś cāsmin janasthāne mayā yūyaṁ niyojitāḥ ||
युष्माकं बलं रणमूर्धनि बहुशो ज्ञातमेव मया। अत एव जनस्थानेऽस्मिन् कार्ये मया यूयं नियोजिताः॥
I have seen your strength on many war fronts. That is why you have been assigned this duty at Janasthana.
FAQs
The verse shows leadership based on proven capability; ethically, competence should serve protection and justice. In the Ramayana’s moral universe, deploying strength for wrongful ends demonstrates adharma despite effective governance.
Rāvaṇa justifies why he has stationed and tasked these rākṣasas at Janasthāna, citing their demonstrated battlefield strength.
Recognition of merit and strategic delegation—administrative skill, though employed for an unethical objective.