Shloka 6.104.27

रावणशूलप्रक्षेपः — Ravana Hurls the Trident; Rama Counters with Indra’s Javelin

Devanagari script

सातोलिताबलवताशक्तिर्घण्टाकृतस्वना ।नभःप्रज्वालयामासयुगान्तोल्केवसप्रभा ।।।।

Transliteration

sā tolitā balavatā śaktir ghaṇṭā-kṛta-svanā | nabhaḥ prajvālayāmāsa yugāntolkeva sa-prabhā ||

Translation

Lifted by the mighty one, that Śakti—ringing with a bell-like sound—set the sky ablaze with its radiance, like a meteor at the end of an age.

Context

When mighty Rama lifted up that javelin, it rendered sonorous sounds of bells and lit up the sky like a meteor at the end of the universal dissolution.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• śakti (javelin)
• nabhas (sky)
• yugānta-ulkā (end-of-age meteor)

FAQs

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

Dharma frames power as instrumental, not ornamental: a radiant weapon is meaningful only insofar as it serves protection of the righteous order and the defeat of adharma.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāma raises the divine javelin; its sound and brilliance are described as it prepares to be used against the trident.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Tejas (splendor/inner potency) disciplined by purpose—strength that is controlled and directed toward a just end.