Shloka 13
मारीचस्य रावणं प्रति नीत्युपदेशः
Maricha’s Counsel on Kingship and Ruin to Ravana
बहवस्साधवो लोके युक्ता धर्ममनुष्ठिताः।परेषामपराधेन विनष्टास्सपरिच्छदाः।।।।
bahavaḥ sādhavo loke yuktā dharmam anuṣṭhitāḥ | pareṣām aparādhenā vinaṣṭāḥ saparicchadāḥ ||
Sa daigdig na ito, marami ang mga matuwid—nakatuon sa dharma at wastong asal—ang napuksa, kasama ang lahat ng kanilang ari-arian, dahil sa kasalanan ng iba.
O Ravana, people who are ruled by a cruel and hostile king will not grow like the sheep protected by a jackal.
FAQs
Adharma is contagious in its consequences: one person’s wrongdoing can destroy the righteous and the innocent—hence responsibility is communal and moral vigilance is required.
Mārīca warns that reckless actions by powerful figures can cause collateral ruin, even for those devoted to dharma.
Accountability—recognizing that one’s actions affect many beyond oneself.