Shloka 4
अरण्यकपर्व — मार्कण्डेयकथिते रामविजयः, सीताशुद्धिः, अयोध्याप्रत्यागमनवर्णनम्
Rāma’s victory, Sītā’s vindication, and return to Ayodhyā as told by Mārkaṇḍeya
युधिछिर उवाच कस्मिन् राम: कुले जात: किंवीर्य: किम्पराक्रम: । रावण: कस्य पुत्रो वा कि वैरं तस्य तेन ह,युधिष्ठिरने पूछा--भगवन्! श्रीरामचन्द्रजी किस कुलमें प्रकट हुए थे? उनका बल और पराक्रम कैसा था? रावण किसका पुत्र था और उसका रामचन्द्रजीसे क्या वैर था?
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca: kasmin rāmaḥ kule jātaḥ? kiṃ-vīryaḥ? kim-parākramaḥ? rāvaṇaḥ kasya putro vā? kiṃ vairaṃ tasya tena ha?
Sinabi ni Yudhiṣṭhira: “Saang angkan isinilang si Rāma? Ano ang kaniyang lakas, at gaano kalawak ang sukat ng kaniyang kagitingan? At si Rāvaṇa—kaninong anak siya? Sa anong dahilan sumiklab ang pagkapoot sa pagitan niya at ni Rāma?”
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse models dhārmic inquiry: before judging a conflict, one should understand lineage (kula), capability (vīrya, parākrama), and the root-cause of enmity (vaira). Ethical understanding begins with careful questioning about origins and motives.
Yudhiṣṭhira asks a sage/narrator for background on the Rāmāyaṇa episode—Rāma’s dynasty and heroic qualities, Rāvaṇa’s parentage, and the specific reason their hostility began—setting up a fuller account of their story.