Shloka 30
अकम्पनवृत्तान्तः
Akampana Reports Janasthana; Ravana Plans Sita’s Abduction
नैव देवी न गन्धर्वी नाप्सरा नापि दानवी।तुल्या सीमन्तिनी तस्या मानुषीषु कुतो भवेत्।।3.31.30।।
naiva devī na gandharvī nāpsarā nāpi dānavī |
tulyā sīmantinī tasyā mānuṣīṣu kuto bhavet ||3.31.30||
نہ کوئی دیوی، نہ گندھرو کی ناری، نہ اپسرا، نہ ہی کوئی دانوی—اس کے برابر ہے؛ پھر انسان عورتوں میں کون اس کی ہمسری کر سکتی ہے؟
When Akampana thus reported to the ten-headed Ravana, his eyes reddened with anger. He spoke to Akampana as if he was burning him with his eyes :
FAQs
The verse warns indirectly that beauty and excellence can become instruments of unrighteous desire if not governed by dharma and self-control.
Akampana intensifies Sita’s incomparable beauty, which fuels Ravana’s resolve to seize her.
Sita’s exceptional, almost divine excellence—contrasted later with Ravana’s adharma in coveting another’s wife.