Shloka 7
अष्टत्रिंशः सर्गः — मारीचोपदेशः
Maricha’s Warning and the Memory of Rama’s Power
बलेन चतुरङ्गेण स्वयमेत्य निशाचरान्।।3.38.7।।वधिष्यामि मुनिश्रेष्ठ शत्रूंस्ते मनसेप्सितान्।
balena caturaṅgeṇa svayam etya niśācarān | vadhiṣyāmi muniśreṣṭha śatrūṁs te manasepsitān || 3.38.7 ||
‘ഹേ മുനിശ്രേഷ്ഠാ, ഞാൻ തന്നേ ചതുരംഗസൈന്യവുമായി വന്ന് ആ നിശാചര ശത്രുക്കളെ—നിങ്ങളുടെ മനസ്സിൽ നശിക്കണമെന്നുള്ള വൈരികളെ—വധിക്കും.’
'O distinguished sage! with the four divisions of my army I will slay the enemies you want me to.'
FAQs
A ruler’s dharma is protective responsibility: to remove threats (especially against sages and the innocent) and uphold order, even by personal action.
A king assures a sage that he will personally arrive with his fourfold army to eliminate the rākṣasa enemies the sage wants destroyed.
Resolve and protective valor (kṣātra-tejas): readiness to act directly rather than delegating when dharma is at stake.