Shloka 13
मारीचस्य रावणं प्रति नीत्युपदेशः
Maricha’s Counsel on Kingship and Ruin to Ravana
बहवस्साधवो लोके युक्ता धर्ममनुष्ठिताः।परेषामपराधेन विनष्टास्सपरिच्छदाः।।।।
bahavaḥ sādhavo loke yuktā dharmam anuṣṭhitāḥ | pareṣām aparādhenā vinaṣṭāḥ saparicchadāḥ ||
在这世间，许多正直之人——奉行达摩、守持正行——因他人的罪过而覆灭，连同他们所有的财物也一并失散。
O Ravana, people who are ruled by a cruel and hostile king will not grow like the sheep protected by a jackal.
FAQs
Adharma is contagious in its consequences: one person’s wrongdoing can destroy the righteous and the innocent—hence responsibility is communal and moral vigilance is required.
Mārīca warns that reckless actions by powerful figures can cause collateral ruin, even for those devoted to dharma.
Accountability—recognizing that one’s actions affect many beyond oneself.