Shloka 26
रामस्तवः — ब्रह्मणा रामस्य नारायणत्वप्रकाशनम्
Rama-Stava: Brahma Reveals Rama’s Nārāyaṇa Identity
जगत्सर्वंशरीरंतेस्थैर्यंतेवसुथातलम् ।।।।अग्निःकोपःप्रसादस्तेसोम्श्रीवत्सलक्षणः ।
jagat sarvaṃ śarīraṃ te sthairyaṃ te vasudhātalam | agniḥ kopaḥ prasādas te somaḥ śrīvatsalakṣaṇaḥ ||
العالَم كلّه جسدُك؛ وسطحُ الأرض ثباتُك. والنارُ غضبُك؛ ونعمتُك هي سوما؛ وتحملُ العلامةَ المقدّسة شريفاتسا (Śrīvatsa).
"The total world represents your body, your firmness represents the earth, your anger is fire, your grace is nobility, a sign of Srivatsa."
FAQs
Power must be balanced: righteous anger (to destroy adharma) is paired with grace (to protect and restore).
A theological description of Rāma’s cosmic attributes is given to frame the war as restoration of order, not mere conquest.
Self-mastery: the capacity to be fierce against wrongdoing yet benevolent toward the deserving.