Shloka 64
गोदावरीतटे सीतान्वेषणम्
The Search for Sītā at the Godāvarī
नाकाशमुत्पतिष्यन्ति सर्वभूतानि लक्ष्मण।मम चापगुणोन्मुक्तैर्बाणजालैर्निरन्तरम्।।।।
nākāśam utpatiṣyanti sarvabhūtāni lakṣmaṇa |
mama cāpaguṇonmuktair bāṇajālair nirantaram |
Wahai Laksmana, tiada makhluk akan mampu terbang di angkasa; oleh jaring anak panah yang tak putus-putus, dilepaskan dari tali busurku, takkan tersisa ruang untuk bergerak.
Lakshmana! no beings will be able to move in the sky, blocked by arrows released from my bow-string there will be no space left there.
FAQs
The verse underscores that power must be ethically governed: the ability to immobilize “all beings” shows why dharma requires discrimination—punishing the guilty without trapping the innocent.
Rāma, in wrath, describes the totalizing force of his archery—an unbroken barrage that would fill the sky and halt movement.
Unmatched prowess (vikrama/śaurya), presented as a tool meant for restoring moral order after a grave violation.