Shloka 6.120.24

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

Devanagari script

अहंतेहृदयंरामजिह्वादेवीसरस्वती ।।।।देवारोमाणिगात्रेषुब्रह्मणानिर्मिताःप्रभो ।

Transliteration

ahaṃ te hṛdayaṃ rāma jihvā devī sarasvatī | devā romāṇi gātreṣu brahmaṇā nirmitāḥ prabho ||

Translation

O Rāma, I am your heart; Devī Sarasvatī is your tongue; and the gods created by Brahmā are the hairs upon your limbs, O Lord.

Context

"Rama, all gods constitute your heart, Devi Saraswathi is your tongue, the gods created by Brahma are the hair on your limbs."

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Brahmā
• Sarasvatī
• gods (devas)

FAQs

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

Speech and knowledge (Sarasvatī as the tongue) are sanctified; Dharma depends on truthful, wise expression and divinely guided intellect.

What is the narrative situation?

Brahmā continues the hymn, portraying Rāma as the cosmic person in whom divine functions reside.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rāma’s embodiment of wisdom and sacred speech—authority grounded in truth (satya) and knowledge.