Shloka 3.31.23
अकम्पनवृत्तान्तः — Akampana Reports Janasthana; Ravana Plans Sita’s Abduction
असाध्यः कुपितो रामो विक्रमेण महायशाः।आपगायास्सुपूर्णाया वेगं परिहरेच्छरैः।।3.31.23।।
satāragrahanakṣatraṃ nabhaś cāpy avasādayet |
asau rāmas tu sīdantīṃ śrīmān abhyuddharen mahīm ||3.31.24||
That splendid Rāma could bring down the very sky with its stars, planets, and constellations; and he could lift up the earth itself, even if it were sinking into the sea.
Rama is of great fame. When outraged, he is irrepressible. He can arrest with his arrows even the speed of a river (in spate).
Dharma is framed as world-supporting power: the righteous hero is imagined as capable of upholding cosmic order and rescuing what is imperiled.
Akampana continues describing Rāma’s near-cosmic capability to caution Rāvaṇa against escalating conflict.
Rāma’s protector-role: strength used to uphold and rescue, not merely to destroy.