Shloka 15
ताटकावृत्तान्तः
The Account of Tāṭakā and the Royal Duty to Protect
न ह्येनां शापसम्स्पृष्टां कश्चिदुत्सहते पुमान्।निहन्तुं त्रिषु लोकेषु त्वामृते रघुनन्दन।।।।
na hy enāṃ śāpa-saṃspṛṣṭāṃ kaścid utsahate pumān | nihantuṃ triṣu lokeṣu tvām ṛte raghunandana || 1.25.15 ||
Sapagkat walang sinumang lalaki sa tatlong daigdig ang nangangahas pumatay sa kanya—sa yakṣīng ito na nasaling ng sumpa—maliban sa iyo, O kagalakan ng angkan ni Raghu.
O son of Raghu's dynasty she is maligned by the curse, and so not a single man in the three worlds except you, is competent to slay this yakshini.
FAQs
Dharma assigns responsibility according to capacity: when a threat cannot be checked by ordinary means, the uniquely capable must act for the common good.
Viśvāmitra strengthens his command by stating that only Rāma has the competence to kill the curse-marked Tāṭakā.
Rāma’s exceptional protective power joined to restraint—strength meant for safeguarding the worlds.