Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 47, Shloka 11
पुष्पकविमानेन सीताया युद्धभूमिदर्शनम्
Sita Shown the Battlefield in the Pushpaka
तस्यतद्वचनंश्रुत्वारावणस्यदुरात्मनः ।।।।राक्षस्यस्तास्तथेत्युक्त्वाजग्मुर्वैयत्रपुष्पकम् ।
tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā rāvaṇasya durātmanaḥ | rākṣasyas tāḥ tathety uktvā jagmur vai yatra puṣpakam ||
Nang marinig ang gayong salita ng masamang-loob na si Rāvaṇa, sumagot ang mga rākṣasī, “Gayon na nga,” at nagtungo sila sa kinaroroonan ng Puṣpaka.
The evil minded Rakshasas listening to Ravana's words went to the aerial car.
FAQs
It raises the dharmic question of obedience: following an unrighteous command implicates the followers in adharma, even when done out of fear or duty to a ruler.
Rāvaṇa’s attendants accept his instruction and proceed to the Puṣpaka to execute the next step of the plan involving Sītā.
The verse primarily illustrates compliance rather than virtue; it indirectly underscores the need for moral discernment (viveka) in service.