Shloka 26
रामस्तवः — ब्रह्मणा रामस्य नारायणत्वप्रकाशनम्
Rama-Stava: Brahma Reveals Rama’s Nārāyaṇa Identity
जगत्सर्वंशरीरंतेस्थैर्यंतेवसुथातलम् ।।।।अग्निःकोपःप्रसादस्तेसोम्श्रीवत्सलक्षणः ।
jagat sarvaṃ śarīraṃ te sthairyaṃ te vasudhātalam | agniḥ kopaḥ prasādas te somaḥ śrīvatsalakṣaṇaḥ ||
संपूर्ण जगत् हे तुमचे शरीर, वसुधातल हे तुमचे स्थैर्य आहे। अग्नीप्रमाणे तुमचा कोप, सोमाप्रमाणे तुमची कृपा; आणि तुम्ही श्रीवत्सचिन्ह धारण करणारे आहात॥
"The total world represents your body, your firmness represents the earth, your anger is fire, your grace is nobility, a sign of Srivatsa."
FAQs
Power must be balanced: righteous anger (to destroy adharma) is paired with grace (to protect and restore).
A theological description of Rāma’s cosmic attributes is given to frame the war as restoration of order, not mere conquest.
Self-mastery: the capacity to be fierce against wrongdoing yet benevolent toward the deserving.