Shloka 53
सुपर्णागमनम्
Garuda’s Arrival and the Release from the Serpent-Arrow Bond
प्रकृत्याराक्षसाःसर्वेसङ्ग्रामेकूटयोधिनः ।शूराणांशुद्धभावानांभवतामरार्जवंबलम् ।।6.50.53।।
prakṛtyā rākṣasāḥ sarve saṅgrāme kūṭayodhinaḥ |
śūrāṇāṃ śuddhabhāvānāṃ bhavatām ārjavaṃ balam ||6.50.53||
โดยสันดานแล้ว รากษสทั้งปวงย่อมรบในสงครามด้วยเล่ห์กล แต่สำหรับท่านผู้เป็นวีรบุรุษผู้มีเจตนาบริสุทธิ์ ความตรงและซื่อตรง (อารชวะ) นั่นแลคือพลัง
"Rakshasas by nature use tricks in war. For noble people with good nature guilelessness is strength."
FAQs
Ārjava (straightforward integrity) is presented as dharmic strength—truth-aligned conduct is a moral power even when opponents rely on deception.
After identifying the deceptive nature of the attack, Garuḍa explains that Rakshasas commonly use trickery, while Rama’s side draws strength from purity and rectitude.
Ārjava (uprightness) and śuddha-bhāva (purity of intention), aligned with satya and dharma.