Shloka 18
पञ्चदशः सर्गः — देवकृत-प्रार्थना, रावणवधोपायः, विष्णोः मानुषावतारनियोजनम्
Sarga 15: The Devas’ Petition, the Means to Slay Ravana, and Vishnu’s Commission to Incarnate as Man
त्वान्नियोक्ष्यामहे विष्णो लोकानां हितकाम्यया। 1 राज्ञो दशरथस्य त्वमयोध्याधिपते: प्रभो:।।1.15.18। धर्मज्ञस्य वदान्यस्य महर्षिसमतेजस: । 18तस्य भार्यासु तिसृषु ह्रीश्रीकीर्त्युपमासु च।।1.15.19।।विष्णो पुत्रत्वमागच्छ कृत्वाऽऽत्मानं चतुर्विधम्। 1
tvāṃ niyokṣyāmahe viṣṇo lokānāṃ hitakāmyayā |
rājño daśarathasya tvam ayodhyādhipateḥ prabhoḥ ||1.15.18||
Ó Viṣṇu, para o bem dos mundos nós te designamos: torna-te o filho do rei Daśaratha, o soberano senhor de Ayodhyā.
"O Visnu we pray for the welfare of all the worlds. The sovereign of Ayodhya, king Dasaratha is a righteous, virtuous and generous king equal with rishis in lusture. Pray form into four and incarnate in the of four sons of his three wives, resembling hri (modesty), shree (auspiciousness), kirti (fame).
FAQs
Dharma is framed as lokasaṅgraha (world-welfare): authority and power are to be directed toward the common good, not private gain.
The gods formally ask Viṣṇu to take birth in Ayodhyā as Daśaratha’s son to address the growing threat to cosmic order.
Daśaratha’s worthiness as a dhārmic king is implied as the proper human setting for a divine descent.