Sarga 93: Rāvaṇa’s Grief and Fury after Indrajit’s Fall; Move to Slay Vaidehī and Ministerial Restraint
कालानगिरिवसङ्क्रुद्धोयांयांदिशमवैक्षत ।।।।तस्यांतस्यांभयत्रस्ताराक्षसास्सन्विलियलिरे ।
kālānala iva saṅkruddho yāṃ yāṃ diśam avaikṣata |
tasyāṃ tasyāṃ bhaya-trastā rākṣasāḥ saṃviliyire ||
Nổi giận như ngọn lửa của kiếp hoại, hễ hắn liếc nhìn về phương nào—bọn rākṣasa ở chính phương ấy kinh hoàng, co rúm lại rồi lẩn trốn.
Fearing Ravana who was enraged like the time of universal destruction, the Rakshasashid themselves in the very quarter he was looking.
A ruler’s uncontrolled anger becomes terror to his own people; dharma in leadership is protection and steadiness, not fear-driven domination.
Rāvaṇa’s rage is so overwhelming that even his own rākṣasas panic and hide wherever his gaze falls.
Dharmic kingship—calm authority that safeguards followers—is emphasized by showing its opposite in Rāvaṇa.