Shloka 18
रामस्तवः — ब्रह्मणा रामस्य नारायणत्वप्रकाशनम्
Rama-Stava: Brahma Reveals Rama’s Nārāyaṇa Identity
सहस्रशृङ्गोवेदात्माशरशीर्षोमहर्षभः ।।।।त्वंत्रयाणांहिलोकानामादिकर्तास्वयम्प्रभुः ।सिद्धानामपिसाध्यानामाश्रयश्चासिपूर्वजः ।।।।
sahasraśṛṅgo vedātmā śataśīrṣo maharṣabhaḥ | tvaṃ trayāṇāṃ hi lokānām ādikartā svayampra bhuḥ | siddhānām api sādhyānām āśrayaś cāsi pūrvajaḥ ||
Tu és a própria essência dos Vedas—de mil chifres, de cem cabeças—ó grande touro entre os seres. Tu és o criador primordial dos três mundos, auto-luminoso e soberano por ti mesmo; e és o refúgio e a fonte primeira até dos Siddhas e dos Sādhyas.
"You are the self of Vedas with its thousand branches and hundred divisions. You are the beginning of the three worlds and end. You are the self-shining. You are the Siddha among the achievers and their refuge as well as their protector."
FAQs
Dharma is rooted in the Vedic moral-cosmic order: by calling Rāma ‘vedātmā’ and ‘svayamprabhu’, the verse grounds righteousness in a truth that transcends human preference.
The hymn expands from battlefield praise to cosmic theology, asserting that Rāma’s dharmic action is aligned with the deepest scriptural and metaphysical reality.
Āśraya (supportiveness): the supreme upholder who becomes the dependable foundation for even exalted beings.