चित्रकूटे सैन्यधूलिशब्ददर्शनम्
Alarm at Chitrakūṭa: Lakṣmaṇa sights the approaching army
कैकेयीं च वधिष्यामि सानुबन्धां सबान्धवाम्।कलुषेणाद्य महता मेदिनी परिमुच्यताम्।।2.96.27।।
kaikeyīṃ ca vadhiṣyāmi sānubandhāṃ sabāndhavām | kaluṣeṇādya mahatā medinī parimucyatām || 2.96.27 ||
మరియు కైకేయినీ—ఆమె అనుచరులతోను బంధువులతోను సహా—నేను వధించెదను; అట్లే ఈ రోజు భూమి ఈ మహా కలుషమునుండి విముక్తి పొందుగాక.
O protector of honour, today I shall vent my suppressed anger and dishonour on the enemy's army like a fire on the thicket.
It shows a common moral error: equating ‘cleansing evil’ with indiscriminate killing. Ramayana ethics ultimately prioritizes restraint, truth, and proportional justice over rage.
Lakṣmaṇa expands his threat from Bharata to Kaikeyī and her circle, proposing total retribution.
Zeal for righteousness—misdirected into extremity, highlighting why dharma must be guided by satya (truth) and self-control.