Shloka 28
महोत्पात-लक्षणानि
Omens before Khara’s Assault
जयतां राघवस्संख्ये पौलस्त्यान् रजनीचरान्।।।।चक्रहस्तो यथा युद्धे सर्वानसुरपुङ्गवान्।
jayatāṃ rāghavaḥ saṅkhye paulastyān rajanī-carān |
cakra-hasto yathā yuddhe sarvān asura-puṅgavān ||
“Magtagumpay nawa si Rāghava sa labanan laban sa mga Paulastya na gumagala sa gabi, gaya ng may hawak ng cakra na minsang nanaig sa digmaan sa lahat ng pangunahing asura.”
'Let Rama conquer the descendants of Paulasthya in the war like Visnu, the wielder of the wheel had defeated great demons'.
FAQs
Dharma is envisioned as the triumph of righteous order over destructive forces; victory is prayed for not as conquest, but as restoration of moral balance.
Seers invoke auspicious victory for Rama as the rākṣasa forces gather, comparing his destined triumph to Viṣṇu’s demon-slaying.
Rama’s virtue is dharma-yuddha—fighting as a duty to protect the innocent and uphold righteousness.