Ramayana — Bala Kanda, Sarga 25, Shloka 20
ताटकावृत्तान्तः
The Account of Tāṭakā and the Royal Duty to Protect
विष्णुनापि पुरा राम भृगुपत्नी दृढव्रता।अनिन्द्रं लोकमिच्छन्ती काव्यमाता निषूदिता।।।।
viṣṇunāpi purā rāma bhṛgu-patnī dṛḍha-vratā | anindraṃ lokam icchantī kāvya-mātā niṣūditā ||
اور اے رام، قدیم زمانے میں وشنو نے بھی بھِرگو کی ثابت قدم پتنی—کاویہ کی ماں—کو اس وقت قتل کیا جب وہ اندرا کے بغیر ایک لوک (جہان) چاہتی تھی۔
"O best of ascetics, I have heard the yakshas possess little prowess. How can a woman who is by gender weak possess the strength of a thousand elephants?
FAQs
Dharma includes preserving cosmic and social order; even revered figures may be opposed when their resolve threatens that order.
Viśvāmitra adds another traditional precedent to justify strong action against a dangerous female adversary.
Upholding order (dharma-sthiti) over partiality or sentiment.