Shloka 8
कुन्तीगर्भगोपनम् तथा मञ्जूषाप्रवाहः
Kuntī’s concealed childbirth and the river-borne casket
कृत्वा रामस्य रूपाणि लक्ष्मणस्य च भारत । अभिदुद्राव रामं च लक्ष्मणं च दशानन:,भारत! दशाननने श्रीराम और लक्ष्मणके ही बहुत-से रूप धारण करके श्रीराम और लक्ष्मणपर धावा किया
kṛtvā rāmasya rūpāṇi lakṣmaṇasya ca bhārata | abhidudrāva rāmaṃ ca lakṣmaṇaṃ ca daśānanaḥ ||
Wika ni Mārkaṇḍeya: “O Bhārata, si Daśānana (Rāvaṇa), na nag-anyong maraming anyo na kawangis ni Rāma at ni Lakṣmaṇa, ay sumugod upang salakayin kapwa sina Rāma at Lakṣmaṇa.”
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Adharma often advances through deception—by imitating the appearance of the righteous—so discernment (viveka) is essential; true dharma is known not merely by outer form but by conduct and intent.
Rāvaṇa (Daśānana) creates multiple deceptive forms resembling Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa and then charges at the real Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa, intensifying the conflict through illusion and surprise.