Ramayana — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 27, Shloka 21
त्रिजटास्वप्नवर्णनम्
Trijata’s Dream-Omens and the Rakshasis’ Reversal
न हि रामो महातेजाश्शक्यो जेतुं सुरासुरैः।राक्षसैर्वापि चान्यैर्वा स्वर्गः पापजनैरिव।।5.27.21।।
na hi rāmo mahātejāḥ śakyo jetuṃ surāsuraiḥ |
rākṣasair vāpi cānyair vā svargaḥ pāpajanair iva ||5.27.21||
மிகுந்த தேஜஸுடைய ஸ்ரீராமரை தேவர்கள்-அசுரர்கள் கூட, ராக்ஷசர்கள் அல்லது பிற யாரும் வெல்ல இயலார்; பாவிகள் ஸ்வர்கத்தை அடைய இயலாததுபோல।
"In this way I saw in my dream Rama as valiant as Lord Visnu accompanied by his brother Lakshmana and his wife Sita.
FAQs
The verse links victory to moral qualification: just as heaven is inaccessible to sin, defeat is inaccessible to Rama because he embodies dharma and truth; ethical alignment is portrayed as real strength.
After describing the dream-vision, Hanumān states his firm conviction that no cosmic faction—gods, demons, or rākṣasas—can truly overcome Rāma.
Unassailable righteous power: Rama’s ‘mahātejas’ is presented as the force of dharma itself, inspiring confidence and moral certainty.