Ramayana — Bala Kanda, Sarga 49, Shloka 11
अहल्याशापमोक्षः
The Release of Ahalya and Indra’s Restoration
तदागच्छ महातेज आश्रमं पुण्यकर्मण:।तारयैनां महाभागामहल्यां देवरूपिणीम्।।।।
tad āgaccha mahāteja āśramaṃ puṇyakarmaṇaḥ |
tāraya enāṃ mahābhāgām ahalyāṃ devarūpiṇīm ||
Kaya, O makapangyarihan at maningning, pumaroon ka sa ashram ng banal na si Gautama; palayain mo ang mapalad na si Ahalyā, na may anyong maka-diyos, mula sa kanyang pagkakagapos.
"Most brilliant Rama! therefore enter the hermitage of the pious (Gautama) and liberate this fortunate Ahalya of divine appearance (from the curse)."
FAQs
Dharma includes compassionate restoration: when the time is ripe, righteousness acts to release beings from suffering and reinstate moral order.
Viśvāmitra directs Rāma to enter Gautama’s hermitage and liberate Ahalyā, whose condition persists under a curse until Rāma’s arrival.
Rāma’s role as redeemer-protector—his presence restores dharmic balance through grace and rightful intervention.