Shloka 21
विभीषणोपदेशः
Vibhishana’s Counsel to Ravana and the Catalogue of Omens
क्रव्यादानांमृगाणांचपुरीद्वारेषुसङ्घशः ।श्रूयन्तेविपुलाघोषास्सविस्फूर्जितनिस्स्वनाः ।।।।
kravyādānāṁ mṛgāṇāṁ ca purīdvāreṣu saṅghaśaḥ |
śrūyante vipulā ghoṣāḥ savisphūrjita-nissvanāḥ ||
ณ ประตูเมืองทั้งหลาย ได้ยินเสียงร้องกึกก้องของสัตว์ร้ายกินเนื้อที่มาชุมนุมเป็นฝูง ๆ ดังกระหึ่มปะทุราวเสียงอสนีบาต
"Therefore, the task (of burning Lanka) has commenced. I have thought of this appropriate atonement. Restore Vaidehi to Rama."
FAQs
The verse frames a moral atmosphere: when adharma dominates, nature itself seems to signal disorder through ominous sounds—an implicit warning to return to righteous conduct.
The scene depicts ominous noises at the capital’s entrances, building tension as events move toward confrontation.
Not a personal virtue, but discernment: the epic invites the audience to read signs and consequences that follow unrighteous choices.