Shloka 13
अरण्यकाण्डे एकोनत्रिंशः सर्गः
Sarga 29: Rama’s Admonition to Khara and the Shattering of the Mace
अद्य त्वां निहतं बाणैः पश्यन्तु परमर्षयः।निरयस्थं विमानस्था ये त्वया हिंसिताः पुरा।।।।
adya tvāṃ nihataṃ bāṇaiḥ paśyantu paramarṣayaḥ | nirayasthaṃ vimānasthā ye tvayā hiṃsitāḥ purā ||
Ước gì các đại thánh hiền—những vị từng bị ngươi hành hạ thuở trước—từ các thiên xa mà chứng kiến hôm nay ngươi bị tên bắn gục, rơi xuống địa ngục.
The great seers whom you have earlier tortured and killed will, from their aerial vehicles, see you fallen into hell.
FAQs
Moral accountability: violence against seers and the righteous brings inevitable consequence, portrayed as a fall into niraya (hell).
In the midst of the duel, Rama foretells Khara’s death and imagines the wronged seers witnessing divine retribution.
Rama’s commitment to satya and dharma: he speaks as an agent of justice for those harmed.