Shloka 12
मारीचोपदेश
प्रतिषेधः / Ravana Rejects Maricha’s Counsel and Orders the Golden Deer Deception
पञ्च रूपाणि राजानो धारयन्त्यमितौजसः।अग्नेरिन्द्रस्य सोमस्य वरुणस्य यमस्य च।।3.40.12।।
pañca rūpāṇi rājāno dhārayanty amitaujasaḥ |
agner indrasya somasya varuṇasya yamasya ca ||
ਅਪਾਰ ਤੇਜ ਵਾਲੇ ਰਾਜੇ ਪੰਜ ਰੂਪ ਧਾਰਨ ਕਰਦੇ ਹਨ—ਅਗਨੀ ਦਾ, ਇੰਦਰ ਦਾ, ਸੋਮ (ਚੰਦਰਮਾ) ਦਾ, ਵਰੁਣ ਦਾ ਅਤੇ ਯਮ ਦਾ।
Very powerful kings assume five forms like fire, Indra, Moon, Varuna and Yama.
FAQs
Rajadharma requires a ruler to embody multiple modes—severity, valor, gentleness, restraint, and justice—according to circumstance.
In defending his status, Rāvaṇa describes the quasi-divine dimensions of kingship to demand deference from Mārīca.
The ideal of balanced rulership (multi-aspect governance), even though Rāvaṇa himself fails to live up to it.