Shloka 5
अकम्पनवृत्तान्तः
Akampana Reports Janasthana; Ravana Plans Sita’s Abduction
न हि मे विप्रियं कृत्वा शक्यं मघवता सुखम्।प्राप्तुं वैश्रवणेनापि न यमेन न विष्णुना।।3.31.5।।
na hi me vipriyaṃ kṛtvā śakyaṃ maghavatā sukham | prāptuṃ vaiśravaṇenāpi na yamenā na viṣṇunā || 3.31.5 ||
เมื่อได้ก่อให้เกิดความไม่พอพระทัยของเราแล้ว ย่อมไม่มีผู้ใดบรรลุความสุขได้—แม้แต่มฆวัต (พระอินทร์) หรือไวศรวณะ (กุเบร) หรือยมราช หรือแม้แต่พระวิษณุก็ตาม
Thus advised by Maricha ,the ten- headed Ravana returned and entered his best of homes in the city of Lanka .ityārṣē śrīmadrāmāyaṇē vālmīkīya ādikāvyē araṇyakāṇḍē ēkatriṅśassargaḥ৷৷Thus ends the thirtyfirst sarga of Aranyakanda of the holy Ramayana the first epic composed by sage Valmiki.
FAQs
As a negative lesson, it warns against adharma born of pride: Rāvaṇa elevates personal ego above cosmic order, contradicting the Ramayana’s dhārmic ideal that power must submit to righteousness and truth.
Rāvaṇa boasts of his supremacy, claiming that even major deities cannot be happy if they displease him—setting the tone for his hubris before Mārīca’s cautionary reply.
The verse emphasizes the absence of virtue—ahaṅkāra (arrogance)—serving as a foil to dhārmic humility.