Shloka 7
त्रिशिरा-प्रबोधनम् तथा नरान्तक-वधः
Trisira’s Counsel and the Slaying of Naranthaka
शम्बरोदेवराजेननरकोविष्णुवायथा ।तथाऽद्यशयितारामोमयायुधिनिपातितः ।।।।
śambaro devarājena narako viṣṇunā yathā | tathā 'dya śayitā rāmo mayā yudhi nipātitaḥ ||
“Sebagaimana Śambara ditumbangkan oleh Raja para dewa, dan Naraka ditewaskan oleh Viṣṇu, demikianlah pada hari ini Rāma akan aku rebahkan di medan perang, jatuh tersungkur.”
"Just as Lord of Devas by Sambara, and Vishnu by Naraka, in the same way Rama will also be destroyed struck by me."
FAQs
The verse warns against arrogance and false equivalence: invoking divine victories to justify one’s own violent intent is a distortion of dharma.
A Rākṣasa warrior boasts that he will strike down Rāma, comparing himself to gods who defeated famous demons.
Negatively, hubris (mada) and overconfidence—traits that the epic repeatedly frames as self-destructive.