Shloka 54
गोदावरीतटे सीतान्वेषणम्
The Search for Sītā at the Godāvarī
कर्तारमपि लोकानां शूरं करुणवेदिनम्।।।।अज्ञानादवमन्येरत्सर्वभूतानि लक्ष्मण।
kartāram api lokānāṃ śūraṃ karuṇavedinam | ajñānād avamanyeran sarvabhūtāni lakṣmaṇa ||
लक्ष्मण, अज्ञानवशात् सर्वभूतानि लोकानां कर्तारमपि—शूरं करुणावेदिनं च—धर्मविपर्ययदर्शनात् अवमन्येरन्।
O Lakshmana! even the compassionate and heroic Creator of the worlds will be disrespected by all beings, however ignorantly (if such things are allowed to happen).
FAQs
Moral order must be seen to operate: when adharma appears unchecked, faith in righteous governance (even cosmic) is shaken—hence the duty to restore justice.
In grief and outrage, Rāma reflects that beings may lose reverence for the cosmic order if innocent suffering is allowed.
A fierce commitment to justice grounded in compassion.