Shloka 23
षष्ठस्सर्गः — तपस्विरक्षणे राजधर्मोपदेशः
Sarga 6: The Sages’ Appeal and Instruction on Royal Duty
विप्रकारमपाक्रष्टुं राक्षसैर्भवतामिमम्।पितुस्तु निर्देशकरः प्रविष्टोऽहमिदं वनम्।।।।
viprakāram apākraṣṭuṃ rākṣasair bhavatām imam | pituḥ tu nirdeśakaraḥ praviṣṭo'ham idaṃ vanam ||
രാക്ഷസന്മാർ നിങ്ങളോടു ചെയ്ത ഈ അതിക്രമം അകറ്റുന്നതിനായി—പിതാവിന്റെ ആജ്ഞ അനുസരിച്ചുകൊണ്ട്—ഞാൻ ഈ വനത്തിൽ പ്രവേശിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നു.
I came into this forest in obedience to my father's orders to repel the aggression of demons against you.
FAQs
Dharma is twofold: filial obedience (carrying out the father’s command) and public duty (removing violence against the righteous).
Rāma explains that his presence in the forest includes a duty to repel rākṣasa attacks on ascetics.
Duty-bound integrity: Rāma presents himself as ‘nirdeśakara’—one who faithfully executes rightful instruction.