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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.10.26

हा हता: स्म वयं नाथ लोकरावण रावण । कं यायाच्छरणं लङ्का त्वद्विहीना परार्दिता ॥ २६ ॥
hā hatāḥ sma vayaṁ nātha
[haa hataah sma vayam naatha]
loka-rāvaṇa rāvaṇa
[loka-raavana raavana]
kaṁ yāyāc charaṇaṁ laṅkā
[kam yaayaach charanam lankaa]
tvad-vihīnā parārditā
[tvad-viheenaa paraarditaa]
Word-for-word
hā — alas hatāḥ — killed sma — in the past vayam — all of us nātha — O protector loka-rāvaṇa — O husband, who created the crying of so many other people rāvaṇa — O Rāvaṇa, one who can cause crying of others kam — unto whom yāyāt — will go śaraṇam — shelter laṅkā — the state of Laṅkā tvat-vihīnā — being bereft of your good self para-arditā — being defeated by the enemies.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
hā hatāḥ sma vayaṁ nātha
hā
alas
hatāḥ
killed
sma
in the past
vayam
all of us
nātha
O protector
loka-rāvaṇa rāvaṇa
loka-rāvaṇa
O husband, who created the crying of so many other people
rāvaṇa
O Rāvaṇa, one who can cause crying of others
kaṁ yāyāc charaṇaṁ laṅkā
kam
unto whom
yāyāt
will go
śaraṇam
shelter
laṅkā
the state of Laṅkā
tvad-vihīnā parārditā
tvat-vihīnā
being bereft of your good self
para-arditā
being defeated by the enemies.
O my lord, O master! You epitomized trouble for others, and therefore you were called Rāvaṇa. But now that you have been defeated, we also are defeated, for without you the state of Laṅkā has been conquered by the enemy. To whom will it go for shelter?
Purport

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

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
O my lord, O Rāvaṇa who made others cry! We are all vanquished. Without you, who will be the protector of Laṅkā, defeated by the enemy?
Related lectures
Personal Guidance
Mandodarī admits Rāvaṇa was the very source of others' tears — his name itself means 'one who makes others cry.' When our reputation comes from causing suffering, the eulogy is brutally honest.
Reflection Questions
  • What single word would honestly describe the legacy I am currently building?
  • Whose tears have I caused that need to be addressed while I still have time?
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