Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 103, Shloka 26
ऐन्द्ररथप्रदानम्
Indra’s Chariot Offered to Rāma; The Duel Intensifies
तेराघवधनुर्मुक्तारुक्मपुङ्खाःशिखिप्रभाः ।सुपर्णाःकाञ्चनाभूत्वाविचेरुःसर्पशत्रवः ।।।।
te rāghavadhanur-muktā rukmapuṅkhāḥ śikhiprabhāḥ | suparṇāḥ kāñcanā bhūtvā viceruḥ sarpaśatravaḥ ||
Les traits décochés de l’arc de Rāghava—aux plumes d’or et d’un éclat resplendissant—devinrent des Suparṇa d’or (oiseaux Garuḍa) et parcoururent l’espace en ennemis des serpents.
By the missile discharged by Raghava those reptiles and snakes turned into golden feathered eagles and by the shine of the feathers, the reptiles flew.
FAQs
Dharma is portrayed as a restoring force: the right countermeasure transforms fear into protection, re-establishing safety and truth over deception.
Rama’s Garuḍa-missile turns his arrows into golden Garuḍa-like birds that dominate the serpent-forms.
Rama’s skilled guardianship—using power to shield and to set things right rather than to terrorize.