Canto 3 -
Araṇya-kāṇḍa
Chapter 52: Rāvaṇa Again Abducts Sītā
Text 3.52.22
तस्याः परमकल्याण्यास्ताम्राणि सुरभीणि च।
पद्मपत्राणि वैदेह्या अभ्यकीर्यन्त रावणम्॥
tasyāḥ parama-kalyāṇyās tāmrāṇi surabhīṇi ca
padma-patrāṇi vaidehyā abhyakīryanta rāvaṇam
tasyāḥ = from the; parama-kalyāṇyāḥ = most auspicious; tāmrāṇi = red; surabhīṇi = fragrant; ca = and; padma-patrāṇi = petals of lotuses; vaidehyāḥ = Vaidehī; abhyakīryanta = fell; rāvaṇam = on Rāvaṇa’s lap.
Fragrant red petals of lotuses from the most auspicious Vaidehī fell on Rāvaṇa’s lap.1
1 Rāmāyaṇa-bhūṣaṇa: rāvaṇam abhyakīryanta rāvaṇāṅke patitānīty arthaḥ.
Here it is hinted that Rāvaṇa’s opulence will scatter away within a moment.