Shloka 28
महोत्पात-लक्षणानि
Omens before Khara’s Assault
जयतां राघवस्संख्ये पौलस्त्यान् रजनीचरान्।।।।चक्रहस्तो यथा युद्धे सर्वानसुरपुङ्गवान्।
jayatāṃ rāghavaḥ saṅkhye paulastyān rajanī-carān |
cakra-hasto yathā yuddhe sarvān asura-puṅgavān ||
“സമരത്തിൽ രാഘവൻ രാത്രിചരനായ പൗലസ്ത്യന്മാരെ ജയിക്കട്ടെ; ചക്രഹസ്തൻ യുദ്ധത്തിൽ സർവ്വ അഗ്രഗണ്യ അസുരന്മാരെ ജയിച്ചതുപോലെ.”
'Let Rama conquer the descendants of Paulasthya in the war like Visnu, the wielder of the wheel had defeated great demons'.
FAQs
Dharma is envisioned as the triumph of righteous order over destructive forces; victory is prayed for not as conquest, but as restoration of moral balance.
Seers invoke auspicious victory for Rama as the rākṣasa forces gather, comparing his destined triumph to Viṣṇu’s demon-slaying.
Rama’s virtue is dharma-yuddha—fighting as a duty to protect the innocent and uphold righteousness.