Shloka 12
विषये वा पुरे वा ते यदा रामो महाबलः।।।।नापराध्यति धर्मात्मा कथं तस्यापराध्यसि।
viṣaye vā pure vā te yadā rāmo mahābalaḥ || 3.50.12 ||
nāparādhyati dharmātmā kathaṃ tasyāparādhyasi |
ನಿನ್ನ ರಾಜ್ಯದಲ್ಲಾಗಲಿ ನಿನ್ನ ನಗರದಲ್ಲಾಗಲಿ—ಮಹಾಬಲಿಯಾದ ಧರ್ಮಾತ್ಮ ರಾಮನು ನಿನಗೆ ಅಪರಾಧ ಮಾಡಿಲ್ಲ; ಹಾಗಿದ್ದರೆ ನೀನು ಅವನಿಗೆ ಹೇಗೆ ಅಪರಾಧ ಮಾಡಬಲ್ಲೆ?
Powerful and righteous Rama has not offended you, your kingdom or your city. Why do you offend him?
FAQs
Dharma condemns unprovoked harm: hostility without offence is adharma, and attacking the innocent is morally illegitimate.
As Rāvaṇa abducts Sītā, Jatāyu challenges him by asserting Rāma’s blamelessness and exposing the injustice of Rāvaṇa’s aggression.
Commitment to fairness and truth—Jatāyu defends Rāma’s integrity and confronts false grounds for violence.