Shloka 283
कुन्तीगर्भगोपनम् तथा मञ्जूषाप्रवाहः
Kuntī’s concealed childbirth and the river-borne casket
रावणान्तकरं घोरें ब्रह्मदण्डमिवोद्यतम् । तदनन्तर श्रीरामचन्द्रजीने उठे हुए ब्रह्मदण्डके समान भयंकर तथा अप्रतिम तेजस्वी उस रावणविनाशक बाणको छोड़ दिया
rāvaṇāntakaraṃ ghore brahmadaṇḍam ivodyatam |
Mārkaṇḍeya disse: Então Śrī Rāmacandra disparou aquela flecha destruidora de Rāvaṇa — terrível em seu poder, ardendo com um esplendor incomparável, como o temível bastão de Brahmā (Brahma-daṇḍa) erguido ao alto — um ato que assinala a culminação justa do castigo sobre um tirano que violara o dharma.
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames righteous force as an instrument of dharma: when grave adharma ripens, punishment may become inevitable and must be executed with resolute clarity, symbolized by the ‘Brahma-staff’—lawful, irresistible chastisement rather than personal vengeance.
In Mārkaṇḍeya’s narration, Rāma releases a fearsome, radiant arrow destined to end Rāvaṇa, likened to the raised Brahma-staff to emphasize its decisive, divinely sanctioned power.