Shloka 32
पञ्चदशः सर्गः — देवकृत-प्रार्थना, रावणवधोपायः, विष्णोः मानुषावतारनियोजनम्
Sarga 15: The Devas’ Petition, the Means to Slay Ravana, and Vishnu’s Commission to Incarnate as Man
तमुद्धतं रावणमुग्रतेजसंप्रवृद्धदर्पं त्रिदशेश्वरद्विषम्।विरावणं साधुतपस्विकण्टकंतपस्विनामुद्धर तं भयावहम्।।1.15.32।।
tam uddhataṁ rāvaṇam ugratejasaṁ pravṛddhadarpaṁ tridaśeśvaradviṣam | virāvaṇaṁ sādhu-tapasvi-kaṇṭakaṁ tapasvinām uddhara taṁ bhayāvaham || 1.15.32 ||
Bunutin at lipulin mo si Rāvaṇa, yaong mapangahas at kakila-kilabot ang ningning ng kapangyarihan, lumobo sa pagmamataas, kaaway ng Panginoon ng mga diyos, nagpapaiyak sa mga daigdig, at tinik sa landas ng mga banal na asceta—yaong tagapagdala ng pangamba.
"Therefore, uproot that mighty Ravana possessing frightful prowess, inflamed pride, limitless insolence causing agony to the three worlds, a source of vexation to ascetics and a dreadful enemy of Indra.
FAQs
Dharma demands the removal of oppression that targets the righteous; unchecked pride and violence against ascetics is adharma that must be uprooted.
The celestial beings describe Rāvaṇa’s threat and urge Viṣṇu to eliminate him.
Moral clarity: naming adharma as adharma and seeking protection through righteous appeal.