Shloka 6.120.18

रामस्तवः — ब्रह्मणा रामस्य नारायणत्वप्रकाशनम् (Rama-Stava: Brahma Reveals Rama’s Nārāyaṇa Identity)

Devanagari script

सहस्रशृङ्गोवेदात्माशरशीर्षोमहर्षभः ।।।।त्वंत्रयाणांहिलोकानामादिकर्तास्वयम्प्रभुः ।सिद्धानामपिसाध्यानामाश्रयश्चासिपूर्वजः ।।।।

Transliteration

sahasraśṛṅgo vedātmā śataśīrṣo maharṣabhaḥ | tvaṃ trayāṇāṃ hi lokānām ādikartā svayampra bhuḥ | siddhānām api sādhyānām āśrayaś cāsi pūrvajaḥ ||

Translation

You are the very self of the Vedas—thousand-branched, hundred-headed—O great bull among beings. You are the primordial creator of the three worlds, self-luminous and self-sovereign; and you are the refuge and first source even of the Siddhas and Sādhyas.

Context

"You are the self of Vedas with its thousand branches and hundred divisions. You are the beginning of the three worlds and end. You are the self-shining. You are the Siddha among the achievers and their refuge as well as their protector."

Characters & Entities

• Vedas
• Three worlds
• Siddhas
• Sādhyas

FAQs

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

Dharma is rooted in the Vedic moral-cosmic order: by calling Rāma ‘vedātmā’ and ‘svayamprabhu’, the verse grounds righteousness in a truth that transcends human preference.

What is the narrative situation?

The hymn expands from battlefield praise to cosmic theology, asserting that Rāma’s dharmic action is aligned with the deepest scriptural and metaphysical reality.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Āśraya (supportiveness): the supreme upholder who becomes the dependable foundation for even exalted beings.