Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 101, Shloka 53
शक्तिप्रहारः
Ravana’s Shakti Javelin and Lakshmana’s Wounding
चक्षुर्विषयमागत्यनायंजीवितुमर्हति ।।।।दृष्टिंदृष्टिविषस्येवसर्पस्यममरावणः ।यथावावैनतेयस्यदृष्टिंप्राप्तोभुजङ्गमः ।।।।
cakṣurviṣayam āgatya nāyaṃ jīvitum arhati |
dṛṣṭiṃ dṛṣṭiviṣasyeva sarpasya mama rāvaṇaḥ |
yathā vā vainateyasya dṛṣṭiṃ prāpto bhujaṅgamaḥ ||
Having come within the range of my sight, this Rāvaṇa does not deserve to live—like a serpent whose gaze is venomous, once it comes within the sight of Vainateya (Garuḍa).
"Because of whom the Vanaras have been dragged into war, Vali was killed, and Sugriva was made king because of whom the bridge was built on the ocean and crossed, such sinful one has come in the range of my sight today."
FAQs
Dharma as moral order: adharma, once confronted by rightful authority, cannot be allowed to persist; the simile frames justice as inevitable.
Rāma declares Rāvaṇa’s doom now that the enemy is directly before him in the decisive battle.
Unshakable righteous certainty: Rāma’s confidence is grounded in the justice of his cause.