Shloka 14
अभिज्ञानवृत्तान्त-प्रत्यायनम्
Token of Recognition and the Crow–Brahmāstra Episode
स पित्रा च परित्यक्तस्सुरैश्च समहर्षिभिः।त्रीन् लोकान् सम्परिक्रम्य त्रातारं नाधिगच्छति।।।।
sa pitrā ca parityaktaḥ suraiś ca sa-maharṣibhiḥ | trīn lokān samparikramya trātāraṃ nādhigacchati ||
Von seinem Vater verlassen und selbst von den Göttern samt den großen Rishis verstoßen, durchwanderte er die drei Welten—doch fand er keinen Beschützer.
'He was abandoned by his father, even by great sages and gods. Then he went round the three worlds but could not find a saviour.
FAQs
The verse points to the moral order that wrongdoing can isolate the offender from all support; mere power or status cannot guarantee refuge when one violates dharma.
Sītā recalls the crow-episode: the offender, rejected even by higher beings, searches the worlds for protection—setting up the necessity of genuine refuge (śaraṇāgati) before Rāma.
Rāma’s role as the true protector of those who seek refuge is implied—his capacity to uphold justice while still being a final shelter for the repentant.