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In the Ramayana, the Lankan princess Surphanaka lusts for the Avatar Rama even though he was married. When Rama refused to marry Surphanaka on account of his marriage to Sita, Surphanaka tried to kill Sita unsuccessfully.
This set in course the events of the Ramayana, with Surphanaka persuading her brother Ravana to abduct Sita and antagonise Rama.
In the end, this course of action went on to be highly inauspicious for Ravana and his kingdom Lanka.
The moral is that one must not allow one's emotional cravings or aversions to transcend the virtuous code of conduct or Dharma.
As the saying goes, Dharmo Raksita Raksitah -- Dharma will protect its protector.
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When even one virtue becomes our nature, the mind becomes clean and tranquil. Then there is no need to practice meditation; we will automatically be meditating always. ~ Swami Satchidananda
Wholesome virtuous behavior progressively leads to the foremost.~ Buddha AN 10.1
If you do right, irrespective of what the other does, it will slow down the (turbulent) mind. ~ Rajini Menon
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