Shloka 8
आदित्यहृदयम्
Aditya Hridayam Upadeśa — Agastya’s Instruction to Rāma
एषब्रह्मा च विष्णुश्चशिवःस्कन्धःप्रजापतिः ।महेन्द्रोधनदःकालोयमःसोमोह्यपांपतिः ।।6.107.8।।
eṣa brahmā ca viṣṇuś ca śivaḥ skandhaḥ prajāpatiḥ |
mahendro dhanadaḥ kālo yamaḥ somo hy apāṃpatiḥ ||6.107.8||
Dialah Brahmā sang Pencipta; Dialah Viṣṇu; Dialah Śiva; Dialah Skanda dan Prajāpati; Dialah Mahendra, Dhanada (Kubera), Waktu itu sendiri, Yama, Soma, dan Varuṇa, penguasa segala perairan.
"In the same way, he is the body of Brahma the creator, he is Vishnu also, Shiva also, S Kanda, Prajapati, Mahendra, Kubera, time spirit, Yama, Soma, and Varuna also.
FAQs
Dharma is presented as a cosmic order upheld by the righteous hero: Rāma is praised as embodying the divine functions that create, preserve, transform, and judge—implying that true kingship protects moral law and the world’s balance.
In the war narrative, a hymn-like passage extols Rāma’s universal nature, identifying him with major deities to affirm his legitimacy and dharmic authority at a decisive moment.
Rāma’s loka-saṃgraha (upholding the world): he is portrayed as the sustaining moral force whose actions align with Satya and Dharma.