Shloka 14
रावणस्य अन्त्येष्टिः
Ravana’s Funeral Rites and the Ethics of Post-War Conduct
व्यक्तमेषमहायोगीपरमात्मासनातनः ।अनादिमध्यनिधनोमहतंपरमोमहान् ।।।।तमसःपरमोधाताशङ्खचक्रगदाधरः ।श्रीवत्सवक्षानित्यश्रीरजय्यश्शाश्वतोध्रुवः ।।।।मानुषंरूपमास्थायविष्णुस्सत्यपराक्रमः ।सर्वैःपरिवृतोदेवैर्वानरत्वमुपागतैः ।।।।सर्वलोकेश्वर्श्रीमान्लोकानांहितकाम्यया ।सराक्षसरपरीवारंहतवांस्त्वांमहाद्युतिः ।।।।
vyaktam eṣa mahāyogī paramātmā sanātanaḥ |
anādimadhyanidhano mahatāṃ paramo mahān ||
tamasaḥ paramo dhātā śaṅkhacakragadādharaḥ |
śrīvatsavakṣā nityaśrīr ajayyaḥ śāśvato dhruvaḥ ||
mānuṣaṃ rūpam āsthāya viṣṇuḥ satyaparākramaḥ |
sarvaiḥ parivṛto devair vānaratvam upāgataiḥ ||
sarvalokeśvaraḥ śrīmān lokānāṃ hitakāmyayā |
sarākṣasaparīvāraṃ hatavāṃs tvāṃ mahādyutiḥ ||
Nyata sekali bahawa Rama ini ialah Mahayogi—Paramatma yang sanatan; tiada awal, tiada pertengahan, tiada akhir; paling agung antara yang agung. Mengatasi kegelapan, Sang Pemelihara, pemegang sangkha, cakra dan gada; bertanda Srivatsa di dada; bersri sepanjang masa, tidak terkalahkan, kekal dan teguh. Dengan menyarung rupa manusia, Vishnu yang benar keberaniannya—dikelilingi para dewa yang datang dalam rupa vanara sebagai sekutu—demi kesejahteraan segala alam, wahai yang bercahaya besar, telah membinasakanmu bersama bala dan rombongan raksasamu.
"It is evident that this Rama is a great yogi, eternal, who has no beginning, middle or end. He is supreme, greater than great and stands beyond darkness, a sustainer. He holds conch, discus, and mace in hand. He has symbols of Srivatsa on his chest. He is ever rich, invincible, everlasting, steady supreme soul and of truthful valour. He is prosperous, a mass of brilliance, Lord Vishnu and the Lord of all worlds, a well-wisher of all. He has come in mortal form, in the form of Vanaras also, and by all gods. He vanquished you along with Rakshasas is evident."
FAQs
Satya aligned with cosmic dharma: the verse insists that Rāma’s victory is not mere force but restoration of world-welfare (lokahita) under the Supreme’s order.
In the aftermath of defeat, a truth-speaking voice recognizes Rāma’s divine nature (as Viṣṇu) and frames the war as the removal of adharma for the good of the worlds.
Truthful discernment and spiritual insight: the speaker names reality plainly—divine purpose, righteous valor, and the welfare-motive behind the conflict.