Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 108, Shloka 19
रावणरथवैभव–निमित्तदर्शन–राममातलिसंवादः
Ravana’s Chariot, Portents, and Rama–Matali Instructions
ततोदेवास्सगन्धर्वास्सिद्धाश्चपरमर्षयः ।।।।समीयुर्द्वैरथंद्रष्टुंरावणक्षयकाङ्क्षिणः ।
tato devāḥ sagandharvāḥ siddhāś ca paramarṣayaḥ | samīyur dvairathaṃ draṣṭuṃ rāvaṇakṣayakāṅkṣiṇaḥ ||
Pagkaraan, ang mga Deva kasama ang mga Gandharva, ang mga Siddha at ang mga dakilang rishi ay nagtipon upang masaksihan ang tunggalian ng mga karwahe, na minimithi ang pagkapuksa ni Rāvaṇa.
In the sky, a huge flock of eagles hovering on the chariot of Ravana went following the chariot wherever it went.
FAQs
Dharma is portrayed as cosmic order: when adharma peaks, the moral universe ‘witnesses’ and anticipates restoration through the fall of the unrighteous.
Celestial beings and sages gather as spectators to the climactic duel, emphasizing its world-order significance.
The verse emphasizes moral accountability: even kings are subject to a higher order observed by sages and gods.