Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 103, Shloka 26
ऐन्द्ररथप्रदानम्
Indra’s Chariot Offered to Rāma; The Duel Intensifies
तेराघवधनुर्मुक्तारुक्मपुङ्खाःशिखिप्रभाः ।सुपर्णाःकाञ्चनाभूत्वाविचेरुःसर्पशत्रवः ।।।।
te rāghavadhanur-muktā rukmapuṅkhāḥ śikhiprabhāḥ | suparṇāḥ kāñcanā bhūtvā viceruḥ sarpaśatravaḥ ||
ते राघवधनुर्मुक्ता रुक्मपुङ्खाः शिखिप्रभाः । सुपर्णाः काञ्चना भूत्वा विचेरुः सर्पशत्रवः ॥
By the missile discharged by Raghava those reptiles and snakes turned into golden feathered eagles and by the shine of the feathers, the reptiles flew.
FAQs
Dharma is portrayed as a restoring force: the right countermeasure transforms fear into protection, re-establishing safety and truth over deception.
Rama’s Garuḍa-missile turns his arrows into golden Garuḍa-like birds that dominate the serpent-forms.
Rama’s skilled guardianship—using power to shield and to set things right rather than to terrorize.