Shloka 16
अभिज्ञानवृत्तान्त-प्रत्यायनम्
Token of Recognition and the Crow–Brahmāstra Episode
मोघमस्त्रं न शक्यं तु कर्तुमित्येव राघव।।।।भवांस्तस्याक्षि काकस्य हिनस्ति स्म स दक्षिणम्।
mogham astraṃ na śakyaṃ tu kartum ity eva rāghava | bhavāṃs tasyākṣi kākasya hinasti sma sa dakṣiṇam |
„Eine göttliche Waffe kann nicht wirkungslos gemacht werden“, so, o Rāghava; darum traf sie das rechte Auge der Krähe.
'O Rama! since a divine weapon cannot be withdrawn, it did strike his right eye'.
FAQs
One must act responsibly with power: once a righteous force is invoked, it carries consequences; dharma requires measured use and acceptance of the results.
Sītā explains that Rāma’s released missile could not be nullified, so it took a lesser penalty—blinding the crow’s right eye.
Rāma’s integrity and disciplined use of force—he does not act capriciously, and the outcome is constrained by the law of the weapon.