Shloka 7
युद्धकाण्डे पञ्चनवतितमः सर्गः
Sarga 95: Lamentation in Laṅkā and the Causal Chain of Enmity
सुकुमारंमहासत्त्वंसर्वभूतहितेरतम् ।तंदृष्टवालोकनिन्द्यासाहीनरूपाप्रकामिता ।।।।
sukumāraṃ mahāsattvaṃ sarvabhūtahite ratam | taṃ dṛṣṭvā lokanindyā sā hīnarūpā prakāmitā ||
اُسے دیکھ کر—جو نہایت نازک مزاج، عظیم ہمت، اور سب جانداروں کی بھلائی میں رَت تھا—وہ دنیا کی ملامت کے لائق بدصورت عورت شہوت سے بے قابو ہو اٹھی۔
"How did that old, dreadful and hideous Surpanakha approach Rama, whose form is charming like the god of love, in the forest?"
FAQs
Dharma is aligned with sarvabhūtahita (the good of all). Passion that disregards social and moral order becomes loka-nindya (worthy of censure) and leads to suffering.
The women contrast Rāma’s benevolent nature with Śūrpaṇakhā’s impulsive infatuation, presenting it as a moral failing that contributed to later tragedy.
Rāma’s compassion and commitment to the welfare of all beings (sarvabhūtahita).