Shloka 2
उत्पातदर्शनं खरसैन्यसमागमश्च
Omens of calamity and the approach of Khara’s army
तानुत्पातान्महोघोरानुत्थितान्रोमहर्षणान्।प्रजानामहितान्दृष्ट्वा रामो लक्ष्मणमब्रवीत्।।।।
tān utpātān mahā-ghorān utthitān roma-harṣaṇān | prajānām ahitān dṛṣṭvā rāmo lakṣmaṇam abravīt ||
तान् महोघोरान् रोमहर्षणान् प्रजानाम् अहितान् उत्पातान् समुत्थितान् दृष्ट्वा, रामो लक्ष्मणम् अब्रवीत्॥
When Rama saw the most dreadful, horripilating phenomena foreboding calamity, he said to Lakshmana:
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Dharma includes alertness to signs of harm and taking timely protective counsel—responsible leaders respond to forewarning rather than ignore it.
Ominous phenomena appear in the forest; Rama, recognizing danger, begins instructing Lakshmana.
Vigilance and discernment—Rama reads the situation and initiates protective action.