Shloka 3.24.2
उत्पातदर्शनं खरसैन्यसमागमश्च (Omens of calamity and the approach of Khara’s army)
तानुत्पातान्महोघोरानुत्थितान्रोमहर्षणान्।प्रजानामहितान्दृष्ट्वा रामो लक्ष्मणमब्रवीत्।।।।
tān utpātān mahā-ghorān utthitān roma-harṣaṇān | prajānām ahitān dṛṣṭvā rāmo lakṣmaṇam abravīt ||
Seeing those most dreadful portents arise—terrifying, hair-raising, and harmful to living beings—Rāma spoke to Lakṣmaṇa.
When Rama saw the most dreadful, horripilating phenomena foreboding calamity, he said to Lakshmana:
Dharma includes alertness to signs of harm and taking timely protective counsel—responsible leaders respond to forewarning rather than ignore it.
Ominous phenomena appear in the forest; Rama, recognizing danger, begins instructing Lakshmana.
Vigilance and discernment—Rama reads the situation and initiates protective action.