Shloka 81
युद्धलक्षण-निमित्तदर्शनं तथा लङ्काद्वारव्यूहः
War Omens and the Encirclement of Lanka’s Gates
देवदानवयक्षाणांगन्धर्वोरगरक्षसाम् ।शत्रुमद्योद्धरिष्यामित्वामृषीणांचकण्टकम् ।।6.41.81।।
devadānavayakṣāṇāṃ gandharvoragarakṣasām |
śatrum adya uddhariṣyāmi tvām ṛṣīṇāṃ ca kaṇṭakam ||6.41.81||
Hoy te arrancaré de raíz, enemigo de dioses, Dānavas, Yakṣas, Gandharvas, Nāgas y Rākṣasas por igual, tú que te has convertido en una espina para los sabios.
"You are an enemy of the gods, Danavas and Yakshas, Gandharvas and Nagas and being a thorn in the neck of sages, I will uproot you from here."
FAQs
Dharma here is the protection of the righteous—especially sages—by removing a tyrant who harms many beings. It frames punishment as the ending of oppression rather than personal hatred.
Aṅgada, as Rāma’s envoy, confronts Rāvaṇa in Laṅkā and warns him of imminent destruction for his wrongdoing.
Fearless moral clarity: Aṅgada speaks boldly, presenting himself as an instrument of righteous retribution against adharma.