Text 29] The Pastimes of Lord Ramacandra 81
“Those who are envious and mischievous, who are the lowest among
men, are cast by Me into the ocean of material existence, into various
demoniac species of life.” Thus the destination of godless atheists such as
Ravana, Hiranyakasipu, Karisa and Dantavakra is a hellish condition of
life. Mandodari, the wife of Ravana, could understand all this because
she was a chaste woman. Although lamenting for the death of her hus-
band, she knew what would happen to his body and soul, for although
one cannot see directly with one’s material eyes, one can see with eyes of
knowledge (pasyanti jndna-caksusah). In Vedic history there are many
instances of how one becomes godless and is condemned by the laws of
nature.
TEXT 29
Has TaTT
ami frist stacegrganed: |
fraafarata ag aTTPRT RSI
$ri-Suka uvaca
svanam vibhisanas cakre
kosalendranumoditah
pitr-medha-vidhanena
yad uktam sémpardyikam

Sri-Sukah uvaca—Sri Sukadeva Gosvami said; svaénam—of his
own family members; vibhisanah—Vibhisana, the brother of Ravana
and devotee of Lord Ramacandra; cakre—executed; kosala-indra-
anumoditah—approved by the King of Kosala, Lord Ramacandra; pitr-
medha-vidhanena—by the funeral ceremony performed by the son after
the death of his father or some family member; yat uktam—which have
been prescribed; sémpardyikam—duties to be performed after a per-
son’s death to save him from the path to hell.

TRANSLATION

Sri Sukadeva Gosvami said: Vihhisana, the pious brother of
Ravana and devotee of Lord Ramacandra, received approval from
Lord Ramacandra, the King of Kosala. Then he performed the
