Shloka 2
उत्पातदर्शनं खरसैन्यसमागमश्च
Omens of calamity and the approach of Khara’s army
तानुत्पातान्महोघोरानुत्थितान्रोमहर्षणान्।प्रजानामहितान्दृष्ट्वा रामो लक्ष्मणमब्रवीत्।।।।
tān utpātān mahā-ghorān utthitān roma-harṣaṇān | prajānām ahitān dṛṣṭvā rāmo lakṣmaṇam abravīt ||
അത്യന്തം ഭയങ്കരമായ ആ ഉത്പാതങ്ങൾ ഉയർന്നുവന്നത്—രോമാഞ്ചം വരുത്തുന്നതും ജനങ്ങൾക്ക് അഹിതകരവുമായതും—കണ്ട് ശ്രീരാമൻ ലക്ഷ്മണനോടു പറഞ്ഞു.
When Rama saw the most dreadful, horripilating phenomena foreboding calamity, he said to Lakshmana:
FAQs
Dharma includes alertness to signs of harm and taking timely protective counsel—responsible leaders respond to forewarning rather than ignore it.
Ominous phenomena appear in the forest; Rama, recognizing danger, begins instructing Lakshmana.
Vigilance and discernment—Rama reads the situation and initiates protective action.