आभरण-प्रत्यभिज्ञानम्
Recognition of Sītā’s Ornaments
हरता मैथिलीं येन मां च रोषयता भृशम्।आत्मनो जीवितान्ताय मृत्युद्वारमपावृतम्4.6.26।।
haratā maithilīṃ yena māṃ ca roṣayatā bhṛśam |
ātmano jīvitāntāya mṛtyu-dvāram apāvṛtam || 4.6.26 ||
Sa pagdukot kay Maithilī at sa matinding pagpagalit niya sa akin, binuksan niya ang pintuan ng kamatayan—sa ikapapawi ng sarili niyang buhay.
'Let me know where dwells that huge ogre who has caused this agony to me. I will exterminate all the demons;
Actions have moral consequences: violating dharma through abduction and violence invites rightful punishment; Rama’s wrath is presented as justice against adharma.
Rama declares that the abductor, by his crime, has effectively sealed his own fate.
Rama’s uncompromising commitment to justice and protection, characteristic of a righteous ruler/warrior.