78 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 9, Ch. 10

respective husbands and cried piteously in voices appealing to
everyone.

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@l Zalt WaT AT SATAN TAT |
HAMS Sst asst Tafsat 12S

ha hatah sma vayam natha
loka-ravana rdvana

kar yayac charanam lanka
tvad-vihina parardita

had—alas; hatah—killed; sma—in the past; vayam—all of us;
natha—O protector; loka-révana—O husband, who created the crying
of so many other people; raévana—O Ravana, one who can cause crying
of others; kam—unto whom; ydydt—will go; saranam—shelter;
larika—the state of Lanka; tvat-vihind—being bereft of your good self;
para-ardita —being defeated by the enemies.

TRANSLATION

O my lord, O master! You epitomized trouble for others, and
therefore you were called Ravana. But now that you have been
defeated, we also are defeated, for without you the state of Lanka
has been conquered by the enemy. To whom will it go for shelter?

PURPORT

Ravana’s wife Mandodari and the other wives knew very well how
cruel a person Ravana was. The very word “Ravana” means “one who
causes crying for others.” Ravana continuously caused trouble for
others, but when his sinful activities culminated in giving trouble to
Sitadevi, he was killed by Lord Ramacandra.

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a2 4q WENT aa BMA Ta |
aaa alae aa ate TATAAT |R9II
