We all have so much, we all have such opportunity. Why do we waste it all by corrupting ourselves by giving into these vices? Ravana was a Brahman’s son, he was wealthy, he was powerful. He had a beautiful wife, chaste, faithful, he had everything, and more than what everyone could want. But he was envious of God and he fell victim to his lust and because of that, he lost everything. Similarly, we are all pure spirit souls. And we have all every possible opportunity to attain supreme perfection in our lives and be really happy. We have unlimited spiritual wealth within us. But the down fall – is we give in to our mind and senses’ demands – lust, envy, anger, pride, greed, illusion and how they could destroy our lives, how we could lose everything we had. How we could we lose all these most precious opportunities? And as devotes, we are given so much warnings just as Ravana. How important it is to take these warnings seriously? We see it all around us even in this world, of how giving into these powers of maya can just devastate a person’s entire life - materially, socially, spiritually. Mandodari is speaking to Ravana, is speaking to all of us too. Because we all have those Ravanas within us. The good dog and bad dog. Rama is speaking, Ravana is speaking. We have the choice.
