Shloka 36
रावणस्य सभाप्रवेशः — रामस्य शरवृष्ट्या राक्षससेनाविनाशः
Ravana Enters Council; Rama’s Arrow-Storm Destroys the Rakshasa Host
ततोदेवास्कसगन्धर्वास्सिद्धाश्चपरमर्षयः ।साधुसावधितिरामस्यतत्कर्मसमपूजयन् ।।।।
tato devāḥ sa-gandharvāḥ siddhāś ca paramarṣayaḥ |
sādhu sādhv iti rāmasya tat karma samapūjayan ||
Maka para Deva bersama Gandharva, para Siddha dan para resi agung memuliakan perbuatan Rāma itu, sambil berseru: “Sungguh baik! Sungguh baik!”
In the eighth part of the day, in the battlefield, an army of Rakshasas who were capable of changing their forms at will, constituting a myriad of chariots with wind speed, eighteen thousand fleetfooted elephants, fourteen thousand horses with riders, two lakh Rakshasas fighting on foot exterminated by Rama singlehanded with his arrows that resembled tongues of fire.
FAQs
Righteous action gains the assent of the wise and the divine: dharma is not merely victory, but morally sanctioned conduct in the service of truth and protection.
After Rāma’s overwhelming feat in battle, celestial beings and seers publicly commend his deed.
Dharmic leadership—power exercised in alignment with satya (truth) and the welfare of the world.