Shloka 5
ताटकावधः
The Slaying of Tāṭakā
गोब्राह्मणहितार्थाय देशस्यास्य सुखाय च।तव चैवाप्रमेयस्य वचनं कर्तुमुद्यत:।।1.26.5।।
gobrāhmaṇahitārthāya deśasyāsya sukhāya ca |
tava caivāprameyasya vacanaṃ kartum udyataḥ ||
गोब्राह्मणहितार्थाय अस्य देशस्य सुखाय च। अप्रमेयस्य तव वचनं कर्तुमुद्यतः॥
For the welfare of cows and brahmins and also for the good of this country, I am ready to perform such acts as commanded by you of boundless energy".
FAQs
Dharma is public-minded: protection of the vulnerable and support of sacred learning/practice are presented as legitimate aims of righteous action.
Rāma explains the moral purpose behind his readiness to act: societal welfare and fulfilling the sage’s directive.
Service-oriented leadership—Rāma frames heroism as responsibility toward the realm and its moral foundations.