मायाशिरोप्रदर्शनम्
The Display of the Illusory Head of Rāma
ततोराक्षसमाहूयविद्युज्जिह्वंमहाबलम् ।मायाविदंमहामायःप्राविशद्यत्रमैथिली ।।।।
tato rākṣasam āhūya vidyujjihvaṃ mahābalam |
māyāvidaṃ mahāmāyaḥ prāviśad yatra maithilī ||
پھر راون، جو عظیم مایاوی تھا، نے مہابلی راکشس ودْیُجّہوا کو بلایا—جو جادوئی فنون کا ماہر تھا—اور اُس جگہ گیا جہاں میتھلی (سیتا) تھی۔
Thus addressed Ravana casting down the bright great bow that is famous in the three worlds.
The verse sets up a contrast: dharma and satya are threatened by māyā (deception). It shows how power can recruit skill for unethical ends.
Rāvaṇa begins a planned deception against Sītā by calling a magician-helper and going toward Sītā’s location.
No virtue is celebrated; rather, the episode foreshadows adharma—using cunning and illusion to break another’s resolve.