Shloka 24
इन्द्रजितः ब्रह्मास्त्र-यागः तथा वानरसेनाविध्वंसः
Indrajit’s Brahmastra Rite and the Crushing of the Vanara Host
सतत्राग्निंसमास्तीर्यशरपत्रैस्सतोमरैः ।।।।छागस्यकृष्णवर्णस्यगळंजग्राहजीवतः ।
sa tatrāgniṃ samāstīrya śarapatraiḥ satomaraiḥ | chāgasya kṛṣṇavarṇasya gaḷaṃ jagrāha jīvataḥ ||
Ali ele dispôs o fogo sagrado, cobrindo-o com folhas como flechas e com lanças; e tomou pelo pescoço um bode vivo, de cor escura, para a oferenda.
There he strewed into the fire, lances as leaves, dark coloured live go at clasped by its neck and consigned.
FAQs
The verse foregrounds ritual action involving harm; the dharmic reflection is that sacred acts must be measured by compassion and truth, not only by efficacy.
Indrajit proceeds with the rite’s intense, martial symbolism and prepares the animal offering.
Resolve and fearlessness, expressed through uncompromising performance of a formidable ritual.