Shloka 6
अतिकायवधश्रवणं रावणस्य लङ्कारक्षाविधानम्
Ravana’s Reaction to Atikaya’s Death and the Fortification Orders for Lanka
यन्नशक्यंसुरैस्सर्वैरसुरैर्वामहाबलैः ।।।।मोक्तुंतद्बन्धनंघोरंयक्षगन्धर्वकिन्नरैः ।तन्नजानेप्रभावैर्वामाययामोहनेनवा ।।।।शरबन्धाद्विमुक्तौतौभ्रातरौरामलक्ष्मणौ ।
yan na śakyaṁ suraiḥ sarvair asurair vā mahābalaiḥ | moktuṁ tad bandhanaṁ ghoraṁ yakṣagandharvakinnaraiḥ | tan na jāne prabhāvair vā māyayā mohanena vā | śarabandhād vimuktau tau bhrātarau rāmalakṣmaṇau |
あの恐るべき縛めは、すべての神々（デーヴァ）にも、強大な阿修羅にも、ヤクシャ、ガンダルヴァ、キンナラにも解くことができなかった。しかるにラーマとラクシュマナの兄弟は、その矢の縛りから解き放たれた――生来の威力によるのか、あるいは私には知り得ぬ惑わしの幻術によるのか。
"That formidable bond which could not be undone by Devatas, mighty Demons, Yakshas, Gandharvas, and Kinnaras got released by both the brothers, Rama and Lakshmana by their powers and conjuring tricks which are not known to me."
FAQs
Dharma teaches that truth-aligned resolve and divine order can overturn even seemingly unbreakable constraints; unrighteous power has limits.
The speaker marvels that a terrifying arrow-bondage—said to be unbreakable even for celestial beings—was undone by Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa.
Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa’s inner spiritual potency and steadfastness; their freedom signifies resilience under extraordinary adversity.