Shloka 3.64.68

गोदावरीतटे सीतान्वेषणम् — The Search for Sītā at the Godāvarī

Devanagari script

नैव देवा न दैतेया न पिशाचा न राक्षसाः।भविष्यन्ति मम क्रोधात्त्रैलोक्ये विप्रणाशिते।।।।

Transliteration

naiva devā na daiteyā na piśācā na rākṣasāḥ | bhaviṣyanti mama krodhāt trailokye vipraṇāśite ||

Translation

When my wrath lays waste the three worlds, none will remain at all—neither the devas nor the daityas, neither the piśācas nor the rākṣasas.

Context

My anger will destroy all the gods, demons and evil spirits. They will be extinghished from the three worlds.

Characters & Entities

• Rama
• Lakshmana
• devāḥ
• daiteyāḥ
• piśācāḥ
• rākṣasāḥ
• trailokya (three worlds)

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

The verse dramatizes how anger, if unchecked, becomes adharma by threatening cosmic balance itself. Dharma requires that even justified grief not become indiscriminate destruction.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāma’s grief reaches an apocalyptic pitch; he imagines his wrath destroying all categories of beings across the three worlds.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

The intensity of commitment and power—paired with the cautionary theme that virtue must be steadied by self-mastery.