Shloka 13
अभिज्ञानवृत्तान्त-प्रत्यायनम्
Token of Recognition and the Crow–Brahmāstra Episode
क्षिप्तवांस्त्वं प्रदीप्तं हि दर्भं तं वायसं प्रति।ततस्तु वायसं दीप्तस्स दर्भोऽनुजगाम ह।।।।
kṣiptavāṃs tvaṃ pradīptaṃ hi darbhaṃ taṃ vāyasaṃ prati |
tatas tu vāyasaṃ dīptaḥ sa darbho 'nujagāma ha ||
Du schleudertest den lodernden Darbha-Halm gegen die Krähe; und daraufhin verfolgte das brennende Darbha sie unablässig.
'You hurled the blazing blade of grass on to the crow. That burning blade of grass chased the crow.
FAQs
Unrighteous acts invite inescapable consequence: once justice is set in motion, wrongdoing cannot be escaped by mere speed or status.
The empowered darbha (as Brahmāstra) chases the crow, showing the unstoppable force of invoked divine justice.
Moral seriousness in enforcement—Rama’s commitment that protection and justice are not merely declared but carried through.