Shloka 3.37.19
मारीचोपदेशः — Maricha’s Counsel to Ravana (On Rama’s Dharma and the Peril of Abduction)
तस्य सा नरसिंहस्य सिंहोरस्कस्य भामिनी।प्राणेभ्योऽपि प्रियतरा भार्या नित्यमनुव्रता।।।।
aprameyaṃ hi tat tejo yasya sā janakātmajā | na tvaṃ samarthas tāṃ hartuṃ rāma-cāpāśrayaṃ vane ||
Immeasurable indeed is the might of him to whom Janaka’s daughter belongs; you are not able to abduct her, for in the forest she abides under the shelter of Rāma’s bow.
Beautiful Sita happens to be the wife of Rama who is like a lion among men. Ramahas a broad chest like that of a lion. He loves Sita who is ever loyal to him, more than his life.
Dharma is portrayed as protective power: the righteous protector’s tejas makes injustice futile; wrongdoing meets rightful resistance.
Mārīca asserts Rāma’s immeasurable might and warns that Sītā cannot be taken while guarded by Rāma.
Rāma’s steadfast guardianship and strength aligned with righteousness.