Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 13, Shloka 4
महापार्श्वस्य परामर्शः
Mahāpārśva’s Counsel and Rāvaṇa’s Confession of Brahmā’s Curse
बलात्कुक्कुटवृत्तेनप्रवर्तस्वमहाबल: ।आक्रम्याक्रम्यसीतांवैतांभुङ् क्ष्वचरमस्वच ।।।।
balāt kukkuṭa-vṛttena pravartasva mahābalaḥ |
ākramyākramya sītāṃ vai tāṃ bhuṅkṣva ca ramasva ca ||
ஓ மகாபலவானே! வலத்தால்—சேவல் போல மீண்டும் மீண்டும்—தாக்கி முன்னேறு; அந்த சீதையைப் பிடித்து அனுபவி, விருப்பம்போல் மகிழ்ந்து விளையாடு।
"(O Ravana) of great strength! Take hold of Sita forcibly like the cock, enjoy and revel with her."
FAQs
It presents a clear violation of dharma: coercion and sexual violence are condemned in the Ramayana’s moral universe. Dharma is grounded in consent, restraint, and protection of the vulnerable.
Rāvaṇa is being urged by a counselor to abandon caution and to forcefully possess Sītā, even as the threat of Rāma’s arrival grows.
Negatively, the verse foregrounds uncontrolled kāma (desire) and hubris; the implied virtue upheld elsewhere by Rāma is self-mastery and honor.