Shloka 6.120.22

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

Devanagari script

सहस्रचरण्श्रीमान् शतशीर्षस्सहस्रदृक् ।।।।त्वंधारयसिभूतानिपृथिवीं च सपर्वताम् ।

Transliteration

sahasracaraṇaḥ śrīmān śataśīrṣaḥ sahasradṛk | tvaṃ dhārayasi bhūtāni pṛthivīṃ ca saparvatām ||

Translation

Glorious, with a thousand feet, a hundred heads, and a thousand eyes—you uphold all beings, and the earth with all its mountains.

Context

"You are endowed with thousand feet, glorious, with hundred heads and hundred eyes, you sustain all beings, mountains and earth."

Characters & Entities

• Earth (Pṛthivī)
• Mountains
• All beings

FAQs

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

Dharma is sustaining responsibility: the highest ideal is to support life and the world without collapse—mirrored ethically in the ruler’s duty to uphold subjects and the land.

What is the narrative situation?

The hymn culminates in a cosmic vision of Rāma as the universal sustainer, placing the immediate war within the larger purpose of preserving order.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Dhāraṇā/poshana (support and protection): the capacity to bear burdens for the welfare of all.