Ramayana — Bala Kanda, Sarga 15, Shloka 32
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Sarga 15: The Devas’ Petition, the Means to Slay Ravana, and Vishnu’s Commission to Incarnate as Man
तमुद्धतं रावणमुग्रतेजसंप्रवृद्धदर्पं त्रिदशेश्वरद्विषम्।विरावणं साधुतपस्विकण्टकंतपस्विनामुद्धर तं भयावहम्।।1.15.32।।
tam uddhataṁ rāvaṇam ugratejasaṁ pravṛddhadarpaṁ tridaśeśvaradviṣam | virāvaṇaṁ sādhu-tapasvi-kaṇṭakaṁ tapasvinām uddhara taṁ bhayāvaham || 1.15.32 ||
Uproot that dreadful Rāvaṇa—arrogant, of terrible might, swollen with pride, an enemy of Indra, making the worlds cry out, a thorn in the path of the righteous ascetics, and a bringer of fear.
"Therefore, uproot that mighty Ravana possessing frightful prowess, inflamed pride, limitless insolence causing agony to the three worlds, a source of vexation to ascetics and a dreadful enemy of Indra.
FAQs
Dharma demands the removal of oppression that targets the righteous; unchecked pride and violence against ascetics is adharma that must be uprooted.
The celestial beings describe Rāvaṇa’s threat and urge Viṣṇu to eliminate him.
Moral clarity: naming adharma as adharma and seeking protection through righteous appeal.