Shloka 19
रामस्तवः — ब्रह्मणा रामस्य नारायणत्वप्रकाशनम्
Rama-Stava: Brahma Reveals Rama’s Nārāyaṇa Identity
सहस्रशृङ्गोवेदात्माशरशीर्षोमहर्षभः ।।6.120.18।।त्वंत्रयाणांहिलोकानामादिकर्तास्वयम्प्रभुः ।सिद्धानामपिसाध्यानामाश्रयश्चासिपूर्वजः ।।6.120.19।।
sahasraśṛṅgo vedātmā śataśīrṣo maharṣabhaḥ | tvaṃ trayāṇāṃ hi lokānām ādikartā svayamprabhuḥ | siddhānām api sādhyānām āśrayaś cāsi pūrvajaḥ ||
โอ้ผู้เลิศล้ำ พระองค์ทรงเป็นอาตมันแห่งพระเวท—มีเขานับพัน มีเศียรนับร้อย. พระองค์ทรงเป็นผู้สร้างดั้งเดิมแห่งสามโลก ทรงเป็นใหญ่โดยพระองค์เอง; และทรงเป็นที่พึ่งกับบ่อเกิดดึกดำบรรพ์แม้แก่เหล่าสิทธะและสาธยะ
"You are the self of Vedas with its thousand branches and hundred divisions. You are the beginning of the three worlds and end. You are the selfshining. You are the Siddha among the achievers and their refuge as well as their protector."
FAQs
Dharma is presented as universal support: the righteous principle is that which sustains all levels of existence, from ordinary beings to perfected classes like Siddhas.
This verse appears as a repetition/overlap in the provided Southern Recension snippet (6.120.18–19), continuing the same cosmic praise of Rāma.
Stability and protectiveness—being an ‘āśraya’, a reliable refuge for all.