Shloka 86
The Origin of the Daṇḍaka Forest and Rāma’s Dharma-Judgment
Vulture vs. Owl
यस्य रुष्यसि वै राम मृत्युस्तस्याभिधीयते । गीयसे तेन वै राजन्यम इत्यभिविश्रुतः
yasya ruṣyasi vai rāma mṛtyustasyābhidhīyate | gīyase tena vai rājanyama ityabhiviśrutaḥ
โอ้พระราม ผู้ใดที่พระองค์ทรงกริ้ว ผู้นั้นย่อมถูกกล่าวว่าจะประสบความตาย ดังนั้น ข้าแต่พระราชา พระองค์จึงถูกสรรเสริญขับร้องและเลื่องลือว่าเป็น ‘ยมะ’ เจ้าแห่งความตาย
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Concept: Righteous authority, when angered for dharma, becomes death-like to adharma—punishment as cosmic necessity, not personal spite.
Application: Reserve anger for principled correction, not ego; ensure consequences are fair, proportionate, and aimed at restoring order.
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: vira
Type: celestial_realm
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Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"dramatic","suggested_raga":"Durga","pace":"fast-dramatic","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["single heavy bell strikes","low drum pulse","conch blast (brief)","tense silence","echoing hall ambience"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: मृत्युस् तस्याभिधीयते = मृत्युः + तस्य + अभिधीयते (विसर्ग-सन्धिः; तस्याभिधीयते = तस्य + अभिधीयते). इत्यभिविश्रुतः = इति + अभिविश्रुतः (इति + अ → इत्या/इत्य).
FAQs
Because his anger (and by implication his punishment as a ruler/warrior) is portrayed as bringing death to the offending party, paralleling Yama’s role as the lord who presides over death.
It cautions that the anger of a powerful and righteous authority has grave consequences, implying the need for self-control in rulers and fear of wrongdoing in subjects.
This verse is primarily about authority, consequence, and royal power framed in dharmic terms; it is not explicitly a bhakti instruction, though it can indirectly support dharma-centered devotion to righteous order.