Shloka 21
उत्पातदर्शनं खरसैन्यसमागमश्च
Omens of calamity and the approach of Khara’s army
स्वस्ति गोब्राह्मणेभ्योऽस्तु लोकानां येऽभिसङ्गताः।जयतां राघवो युद्धे पौलस्त्यान् रजनीचरान्।।।।चक्रहस्तो यथा युद्धे सर्वानसुर पुङ्गवान्।
svasti gobrāhmaṇebhyo 'stu lokānāṃ ye 'bhisaṅgatāḥ |
jayatāṃ rāghavo yuddhe paulastyān rajanīcarān ||
cakrahasto yathā yuddhe sarvān asura-puṅgavān ||
Que haya bienestar para las vacas y los brāhmaṇas, y para todos los mundos aquí congregados. Que Rāghava venza en la guerra a los paulastya, los merodeadores nocturnos, como el Señor que empuña el Disco (Viṣṇu) venció antaño en combate a los más eminentes asuras.
Thus looking at one another they discussed among themselves how there can be war between the righteous Rama fighting single-handed on the one hand and the fourteen thousand demons, performers of terrific deeds, on the other.
FAQs
Dharma is protection of the vulnerable and the sacred social order—symbolized by cows and brahmins—through the defeat of predatory violence.
Heavenly sages and beings, witnessing the approaching battle, pronounce blessings for universal welfare and for Rāma’s victory over the rākṣasas.
Rāma’s role as dharma-protector: his victory is envisioned as restoring safety and moral order.