Shloka 426
Adhiratha-Rādhā Discover the Casket; Vasuṣeṇa (Karṇa) is Adopted and Formed
राक्षसै्निहतानां च वानराणां समुद्भवम् | तब श्रीरामचन्द्रजीने उनसे ये वर माँगे--“मेरी धर्ममें सदा स्थिति रहे, शत्रुओंसे कभी पराजय न हो तथा राक्षसोंके द्वारा मारे गये वानर पुनः जीवित हो जाये
rākṣasair nihatānāṃ ca vānarāṇāṃ samudbhavam | tataḥ śrīrāmacandrajīna tebhyaḥ ete varān ayācata—“mama dharme sadā sthitir bhavatu, śatrubhiḥ kadācid api parājayo mā bhūt, tathā rākṣasair hatā vānarāḥ punaḥ jīvantu” |
Mārkaṇḍeya dijo: Luego pidió un don relativo a la restauración de los monos abatidos por los rākṣasas. Entonces Śrī Rāmacandra solicitó estas bendiciones: “Que permanezca siempre firme en el dharma; que jamás sea vencido por mis enemigos; y que los monos muertos por los rākṣasas vuelvan a la vida”. La petición muestra que la victoria debe asentarse en la rectitud, y que la compasión por los aliados es parte esencial de una campaña conforme al dharma.
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in conflict, the highest aim is unwavering adherence to dharma; success is sought not merely as conquest but as righteous victory joined with care for one’s companions, shown here by the wish to restore fallen allies.
Mārkaṇḍeya narrates that Rāma requests boons: constant steadiness in dharma, freedom from defeat by enemies, and the revival of the vānaras who were killed by the rākṣasas.