Valmiki Ramayana 1.17.23: Bala Kanda, Sarga 17, Shloka 23
सप्तदशः सर्गः · देवसंवादः तथा वानर-ऋक्ष-उत्पत्तिः
Divine Council and the Generation of Vanara Allies
कामरूपबलोपेता यथाकामं विचारिणः ।
सिंहशार्दूलसदृशा दर्पेण च बलेन च ॥२३॥
kāmarūpabalopetā yathākāmaṁ vicāriṇaḥ |
siṁhaśārdūlasadṛśā darpeṇa ca balena ca ||23||
इनमें बहुत ताकत थी। वो जब चाहते थे तब अपना रूप बदल सकते थे। जहाँ चाहते थे वहीं घूमते थे। वो शेर और बाघ जैसे लगते थे, अपनी हौअत और ताकत में।
They were endowed with the powers to assume any form at will. They possessed enormous strength and power to freely wander in forests. They were like lions and tigers in pride and prowess.
FAQs
Extraordinary abilities become dharmic when oriented toward protection and right action; the epic prepares the ethical frame for power as service.
The narrator describes the innate capacities of the newly generated Vānara hosts—shape-shifting, immense strength, and fearless bearing.
Vīrya (heroic vigor) and utsāha (energetic readiness), tempered by the implicit expectation that such power supports a righteous mission.
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