Shloka 27
आदित्यहृदयम्
Aditya Hridayam Upadeśa — Agastya’s Instruction to Rāma
अस्मिन् क्षणेमहाबाहोरावणंत्वंवधिष्यसि ।एवमुक्त्वाततोऽगस्त्योजगाम स यथागतम् ।।6.107.27।।
asmin kṣaṇe mahābāho rāvaṇaṃ tvaṃ vadhiṣyasi |
evam uktvā tato 'gastyo jagāma sa yathāgatam ||6.107.27||
Pada saat ini juga, wahai yang berlengan perkasa, engkau akan membunuh Rāvaṇa. Setelah berkata demikian, resi Agastya pun berangkat, kembali melalui jalan sebagaimana kedatangannya.
Sipping water three times and looking at Aditya, the valiant Rama getting purified, with devotion chanted the supreme with delight. Then he took up his bow, fixing his eyes at Ravana, and advanced for war with an allout effort determined to destroy Ravana.
FAQs
Dharma includes empowering the righteous with truthful encouragement: the sage’s assurance strengthens Rāma to complete his duty against adharma.
After teaching Āditya-hṛdaya, Agastya blesses and assures Rāma of immediate success, then withdraws from the battlefield scene.
Steadfast confidence grounded in guidance: Rāma’s resolve is consolidated by the sage’s words.