Valmiki Ramayana 1.45.42: Bala Kanda, Sarga 45, Shloka 42
विशालानगरीप्रवेशः · Entry toward Viśālā and the Indra
Kṣīrodamathana Legend
ये गताऽभिमुखं विष्णुमक्षयं पुरुषोत्तमम् ।
सम्पिष्टास्ते तदा युद्धे विष्णुना प्रभविष्णुना ॥४२॥
ye gatā 'bhimukhaṃ viṣṇum akṣayaṃ puruṣottamam |
sampiṣṭās te tadā yuddhe viṣṇunā prabhaviṣṇunā ||42||
जो लोग विष्णु के सामने लड़ने आए, वो सब हार गए। विष्णु कोई ऑर्डिनरी नहीं थे, वो सबसे बड़े थे। युद्ध में उन्होंने सब को कुचल दिया जो उनके सामने आए।
Those who opposed the imperishable, supreme purusha, Visnu, in the battle were crushed by all powerful Visnu.
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Adharma rooted in arrogance collapses when it challenges the sustaining order; Dharma teaches humility before the moral law and its divine guardianship.
Combatants who turn directly against Viṣṇu are defeated and crushed in the battle.
Humility (amānitva) by implication: the verse shows the futility of prideful opposition to the imperishable.
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