Shloka 23
शबलाहरणम्
The Attempted Seizure of Sabalā (Kāmadhenu) and the Triumph of Brahmic Power
ततोऽस्त्राणि महातेजा विश्वामित्रो मुमोच ह।तैस्तैर्यवनकाम्भोजा: पप्लवाश्चाकुलीकृता:।।।।
tato 'strāṇi mahātejā viśvāmitro mumoca ha | tais tair yavanakāmbhojāḥ paplavāś cākulīkṛtāḥ ||
তাৰ পাছত মহাতেজস্বী বিশ্বামিত্ৰে অস্ত্ৰসমূহ মুকলি কৰিলে; সেই বিভিন্ন অস্ত্ৰৰ প্ৰহাৰে যৱন, কাম্বোজ আৰু পপ্লৱসকল ব্যাকুল আৰু বিভ্ৰান্ত হৈ পৰিল।
Thereafter, most brilliant Viswamitra released weapons. With these weapons, the Yavanas, Kambhojas and Paplavas were scattered".ityārṣē śrīmadrāmāyaṇē vālmīkīya ādikāvyē bālakāṇḍē catuṣpañcāśassarga:৷৷Thus ends the fiftyfourth sarga of Balakanda of the holy Ramayana the first epic composed by sage Valmiki.
FAQs
Dharma includes restoring order when violence has erupted—yet the Ramayana repeatedly implies that true righteousness lies in mastery over power, not merely in wielding it.
Viśvāmitra counters the manifested groups by deploying astras, causing their ranks to scatter in disarray.
Strategic capability and command over spiritual weaponry are emphasized, while the broader episode questions whether power without humility aligns with Dharma.