Valmiki Ramayana · Sundara Kanda · Sarga 4
प्रजज्वाल ततो लङ्का रक्षोगणगृहैः शुभैः।।5.4.6।। सिताभ्रसदृशैश्चित्रैः पद्मस्वस्तिकसंस्थितैः। वर्धमानगृहैश्चापि सर्वतः सुविभूषिता
prajajvāla tato laṅkā rakṣogaṇagṛhaiḥ śubhaiḥ sitābhrasadṛśaiścitraiḥ padmasvastikasaṃsthitaiḥ| vardhamānagṛhaiścāpi sarvataḥ suvibhūṣitā
The city of Lanka appeared radiant with its tall mansions resembling white clouds. The mansions had auspicious marks of lotus and swastika engraved on them and were opening in the direction of the south.
— M.N. Dutt (1891)
Commentary
The mansions of Lanka rise like white clouds — a striking image of beauty and impermanence. Auspicious marks on the buildings (svastikas, kalashas) hint that Lanka was once a place of righteousness, now fallen. Even in its fallen state, its former glory is visible.
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