Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 108, Shloka 24
रावणरथवैभव–निमित्तदर्शन–राममातलिसंवादः
Ravana’s Chariot, Portents, and Rama–Matali Instructions
सनिर्घातामहोल्काश्चसम्प्रपेतुर्महास्वनाः ।।6.108.23।।विषादयंस्तेरक्षांसिरावणस्यतदाहिताः ।
sandhyayā cāvṛtā laṅkā japāpuṣpanikāśayā | dṛśyate sampradīpteva divase 'pi vasundharā ||
لَنکا پر گویا شام کی چادر تن گئی تھی؛ جپا (ہبسکس) کے پھولوں جیسی سرخی چھا گئی، اور دن کے اجالے میں بھی زمین یوں دکھائی دیتی تھی جیسے شعلہ زن ہو۔
Meteors and huge fire dropped there indicating Ravana's end. Seeing them, Rakshasas were sad.
FAQs
When adharma dominates a realm, even its ‘daylight’ is darkened—Dharma is depicted as the condition for social and cosmic clarity.
The setting itself becomes ominous: Laṅkā and the earth take on an unnatural red gloom before the climax.
Collective responsibility: a kingdom’s moral state affects its atmosphere; righteous governance (rājadharma) is implied by contrast.