Shloka 6.25.25

शुकसारण-चारप्रवेशः (Suka and Sāraṇa’s Espionage and Release)

Devanagari script

क्रोधंभीममहंमोक्ष्येससैन्येत्वयिरावण: ।श्वःकाल्येवज्रवान्वज्रंदानवेष्विववासवः ।।।।

Transliteration

krodhaṃ bhīmam ahaṃ mokṣye sasainye tvayi rāvaṇaḥ | śvaḥkālye vajravān vajraṃ dānaveṣv iva vāsavaḥ ||

Translation

O Rāvaṇa, tomorrow at dawn I shall unleash my dreadful wrath upon you and your forces, as Vāsava (Indra), wielder of the vajra, once hurled the thunderbolt upon the Dānavas.

Context

"Tomorrow at the dawn of the day I will release my dreadful anger on Ravana and even on Rakshasas just as the thunderbolt of Indra was released on Rakshasas."

Characters & Entities

• Rāvaṇa
• Indra (Vāsava)
• Vajra (thunderbolt)
• Dānavas
• Rākṣasa army (implied)

FAQs

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

Righteous anger is not mere rage but moral force directed against adharma; it is framed as corrective justice, not cruelty.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāma issues a final, emphatic warning to Rāvaṇa through the envoys, likening the coming strike to Indra’s thunderbolt against demonic forces.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Vīrya (valor) joined with moral clarity—Rāma’s power is presented as lawful and purposeful.