Shloka 66
रावणस्य अन्त्येष्टिः
Ravana’s Funeral Rites and the Ethics of Post-War Conduct
प्रवादस्सत्यएवायंत्वांप्रतिप्रायशोनृप ।।।।प्रतिव्रतानांनाकस्मात्सपत्नत्यश्रूणिभूतले ।
pravādaḥ satya evāyaṃ tvāṃ prati prāyaśo nṛpa |
prativratānāṃ nākasmat patanty aśrūṇi bhūtale |
नृप, अयं प्रवादः सत्य एव त्वां प्रति प्रायशः—प्रतिव्रतानां अश्रूणि भूमौ नाकस्मात् पतन्ति; तेषां फलरूपेण एषा आपद् त्वामुपागता।
"King! 'The tears of noble women should not fall on the earth's surface' is a popular saying. This calamity is truly a result to you in return."
FAQs
The suffering of the righteous is morally consequential; dharmic life carries a protective moral power, and injustice toward such people yields inevitable repercussions.
The speaker explains Rāvaṇa’s misfortune as the karmic outcome of wronging devoted women whose grief and tears carry a curse-like potency.
Prativratā-dharma: fidelity, moral purity, and inner strength—presented as spiritually efficacious.