Shloka 3
निमित्तदर्शनम्
Portents Before the March to Laṅkā
लोकक्षयकरंभीमंभयंपश्याम्युपस्थितम् ।निबर्हणंप्रवीराणामृक्षवानररक्षसाम् ।।6.23.3।।
lokakṣayakaraṁ bhīmaṁ bhayaṁ paśyāmy upasthitam | nibarhaṇaṁ pravīrāṇām ṛkṣavānararakṣasām ||
“Aku melihat ketakutan yang dahsyat sedang mendekat, yang membawa kebinasaan kepada rakyat; dan pembantaian para pahlawan perkasa di kalangan beruang, vānarā, dan rākṣasa.”
"The crows, hawks and eagles are falling down like small animals. Also, the jackals are creating fear by making howls."
FAQs
Dharma includes truthfulness about consequences: Rama does not romanticize war; he acknowledges that even righteous battle brings suffering and death, and he prepares accordingly.
As ominous signs intensify before the assault on Laṅkā, Rama predicts heavy casualties across both allied and enemy forces.
Moral realism and steadiness—Rama’s capacity to face grim outcomes without abandoning the righteous objective.