Shloka 13
अष्टत्रिंशः सर्गः — मारीचोपदेशः
Maricha’s Warning and the Memory of Rama’s Power
तं तदा दण्डकारण्ये यज्ञमुद्दिश्य दीक्षितम्।बभूवोपस्थितो रामश्चित्रं विष्फारयन्धनुः।।3.38.13।।
taṁ tadā daṇḍakāraṇye yajñam uddiśya dīkṣitam |
babhūv upasthito rāmaś citraṁ viṣphārayan dhanuḥ || 3.38.13 ||
तदा दण्डकारण्ये यज्ञमुद्दिश्य दीक्षिते सति रामः उपस्थितोऽभूत्, चित्रं धनुर्विष्फारयन् रक्षार्थं सज्जः।
Then Rama was initiated for the protection of sacrifices and stood on guard, stretching his wonderful bow.
FAQs
Protection of sacred rites is dharma: force is sanctified when used to defend yajña and those who uphold truth and discipline.
Rāma is positioned as the protector during the sacrificial observance in the forest.
Vigilance and disciplined readiness—heroism expressed as guardianship rather than conquest.