Shloka 23
सिद्धाश्रम-प्रसङ्गः
Siddhashrama and the Vāmana Narrative
एतमाश्रममायान्ति राक्षसा विघ्नकारिण:।अत्रैव पुरुषव्याघ्र हन्तव्या दुष्टचारिण:।।1.29.23।।
etam āśramam āyānti rākṣasā vighnakāriṇaḥ |
atraiva puruṣavyāghra hantavyā duṣṭacāriṇaḥ || 1.29.23 ||
ਹੇ ਪੁਰਸ਼ਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਸ਼ੇਰ (ਰਾਮ)! ਵਿਘਨ ਪਾਉਣ ਵਾਲੇ ਰਾਕਸ਼ਸ ਇਸ ਆਸ਼ਰਮ ਵਿੱਚ ਆਉਂਦੇ ਹਨ। ਉਹਨਾਂ ਦੁਸ਼ਟਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਇੱਥੇ ਹੀ ਮਾਰਨਾ ਹੋਵੇਗਾ।
"O Rama, now let's go to the unparalleled Siddhashrama. O child! this asrama is the same to you as it is to me (treat this as your own)".
FAQs
Dharma includes protection of sacred practice: when violence threatens yajña and ascetic life, righteous force may be required to remove aggressors.
Viśvāmitra instructs Rāma that obstructing rakṣasas come to Siddhāśrama and must be dealt with there.
Kṣātra-dharma (the warrior’s duty): courage and decisive protection of the innocent and the sacred.