Shloka 41
श्रीमद्रामायणकथासङ्क्षेपः / The Ramayana in Synopsis
Narada’s Summary to Valmiki
प्रविश्य तु महारण्यं रामो राजीवलोचनः ।विराधं राक्षसं हत्वा शरभङ्गं ददर्श ह ।।।।सुतीक्ष्णं चाप्यगस्त्यं च अगस्त्यभ्रातरं तथा ।
praviśya tu mahāraṇyaṃ rāmo rājīvalocanaḥ |
virādhaṃ rākṣasaṃ hatvā śarabhaṅgaṃ dadarśa ha |
sutīkṣṇaṃ cāpy agastyaṃ ca agastyabhrātaraṃ tathā ||
ព្រះរាម ព្រះនេត្រដូចផ្កាឈូក បានចូលទៅក្នុងព្រៃធំមហាសាលា ហើយបានសម្លាប់រាក្សស វិរាធ។ បន្ទាប់មក ព្រះអង្គបានជួបឃើញឥសី សរភង្គ ព្រមទាំង សុទីក្សណ៍ អគស្ត្យ និងប្អូនប្រុសរបស់អគស្ត្យផងដែរ។
When Bharata departed, Sri Rama, a man of good fortune and steadfast in vows one who had conquered under control perceiving that the citizens from Ayodhya would arrive there, entered the Dandaka forest with single minded determination (so that there would not be breach of his promise).
FAQs
Dharma as protection of the righteous: Rāma’s force is directed toward removing threats to sages and the moral order of the forest.
Rāma enters the forest, kills Virādha, and proceeds to meet major sages—marking a transition into the forest-based dharma of protecting ascetic communities.
Rāma’s righteous valor: strength exercised in defense of spiritual communities rather than conquest.