Shloka 1
विराधप्रश्नोत्तर-युद्धम्
Viradha’s Challenge and the Clash in Dandaka
इत्युक्त्वा लक्ष्मणश्श्रीमान्विराधे प्रहसन्निव।कोभवान्वनमभ्येत्य चरिष्यसि यथासुखम्।।3.3.1।।
ity uktvā lakṣmaṇaḥ śrīmān virādhe prahasann iva |
ko bhavān vanam abhyetya cariṣyasi yathāsukham || 3.3.1 ||
असे बोलून श्रीमान लक्ष्मण विराधाला जणू हसत म्हणाला—“तू कोण आहेस, जो वनात येऊन येथे आपल्या सुखाने फिरतोस?”
Graceful Lakshmana asked Viradha with a smile, Who are you wandering in the forest at will ?.
FAQs
Dharma includes vigilance and rightful inquiry: an intruder who threatens the forest-dwellers must be identified and confronted within maryādā (proper conduct).
At the beginning of the Virādha episode, Lakṣmaṇa questions the rākṣasa-like being who is moving freely in the forest.
Alertness and courage—Lakṣmaṇa’s readiness to assess a threat while maintaining composure.