Valmiki Ramayana 1.19.4: Bala Kanda, Sarga 19, Shloka 4
विश्वामित्रस्य यज्ञरक्षा-याचना
Visvamitra Requests Rama for Yajna-Protection
अहंनियममातिष्ठे सिध्यर्थं पुरुषर्षभ।तस्य विघ्नकरौ द्वौ तु राक्षसौ कामरूपिणौ।।।।
ahaṃ niyamam ātiṣṭhe sidhyarthaṃ puruṣarṣabha | tasya vighnakarau dvau tu rākṣasau kāmarūpiṇau ||
मैंने व्रत पक्का कर लिया था। परन्तु दो राक्षस आए जो कुछ भी बनना सकते थे। वो दोनों मेरे काम में रुकावट डालने लगे।
FAQs
Dharma here includes safeguarding sacred rites and ascetic observances; when adharma disrupts yajña, righteous power and royal support are called upon to protect it.
Viśvāmitra explains that his ongoing observance aimed at completing a sacrificial rite is being obstructed by two shape-shifting demons.
Viśvāmitra’s tapas and niyama (disciplined vow) are highlighted, along with the implied duty of rulers to protect such dharmic acts.
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