Shloka 19
मारीचस्य रावणं प्रति नीत्युपदेशः
Maricha’s Counsel on Kingship and Ruin to Ravana
आनयिष्यसि चेत्सीतामाश्रमात्सहितो मया।नैवत्वमसि नाहं च नैव लङ्का न राक्षसाः।।।।
ānayiṣyasi cet sītām āśramāt sahito mayā | naiva tvam asi nāhaṃ ca naiva laṅkā na rākṣasāḥ ||
Nếu ngươi cùng ta đến am thất mà đem Sītā đi, thì hãy biết: chẳng còn ngươi, chẳng còn ta; chẳng còn Laṅkā, cũng chẳng còn bọn rākṣasa.
Who is that sinner who has given you this advice which will spell destruction on you, your sons, your kingdom and your ministers ?
FAQs
Adharma committed at the highest level destroys the whole society; dharma protects communities, while transgression collapses them.
Mārīca delivers a final, total warning: abducting Sītā from the āśrama will trigger annihilation for Rāvaṇa, Laṅkā, and the rākṣasas.
Truthful admonition (satya-upadeśa) and responsibility to prevent collective harm.