Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 108, Shloka 25
रावणरथवैभव–निमित्तदर्शन–राममातलिसंवादः
Ravana’s Chariot, Portents, and Rama–Matali Instructions
रावणश्चयतस्तत्रप्रचचालवसुन्धरा ।।।।रक्षसां च प्रहरतांगृहीताइवबाहवः ।
sanirghātā maholkāś ca samprapetur mahāsvanāḥ | viṣādayaṃs te rakṣāṃsi rāvaṇasya tadāhitāḥ ||
Bumagsak ang mga bulalakaw na may dagundong at malalakas na ugong; at ang mga Rākṣasa ay nalugmok sa pangamba, inakalang mga hudyat iyon ng nalalapit na kapahamakan ni Rāvaṇa.
Wherever Ravana went, the earth shook. Many Rakshasas felt their hands clasped.
FAQs
Dharma frames wrongdoing as self-destroying: signs of doom reflect the moral trajectory of adharma reaching its consequence.
Violent celestial portents appear; Rāvaṇa’s followers interpret them as foretelling his downfall and lose heart.
Moral awareness in the Rākṣasas—fear and grief arise because they sense the ethical imbalance and its outcome.