Shloka 9
अष्टत्रिंशः सर्गः — मारीचोपदेशः
Maricha’s Warning and the Memory of Rama’s Power
देवतानामपि भवान् समरेष्वभिपालकः।।3.38.9।।आसीत्तव कृतं कर्म त्रिलोके विदितं नृप।
devatānām api bhavān samareṣv abhipālakaḥ | āsīt tava kṛtaṁ karma triloke viditaṁ nṛpa || 3.38.9 ||
اے بادشاہ، آپ نے جنگ میں دیوتاؤں کے محافظ کے طور پر بھی خدمات انجام دی ہیں؛ آپ کے کارنامے تینوں جہانوں میں مشہور ہیں۔
'O king, you have protected even gods in wars and have been a guardian. Your deeds are very well-known in the three worlds.
FAQs
Authority is justified by protection: a king’s dharma is guardianship, and renown should reinforce responsibility, not ego.
The sage acknowledges the king’s proven valor and protective service, even on behalf of the gods, as background to his counsel.
Protective leadership (rakṣaṇa) and earned reputation grounded in service.