शक्तिप्रहारः
Ravana’s Shakti Javelin and Lakshmana’s Wounding
क्ष्मणंपरिवार्यैवतिष्ठध्वंवानरोत्तमाः ।।6.101.46।।पराक्रमस्यकालोऽयंसम्प्राप्तोमेचिरेप्सितः ।पापात्मायंदशग्रीवोवध्यतांपापनिश्चयः ।।6.101.47।।काङ्क्षितस्स्तोककस्येवघर्मान्तेमेघदर्शनम् ।
lakṣmaṇaṃ parivāryaiva tiṣṭhadhvaṃ vānarottamāḥ |
parākramasya kālo 'yaṃ samprāpto me cirepsitaḥ |
pāpātmāyaṃ daśagrīvo vadhyatāṃ pāpaniścayaḥ |
kāṅkṣitas stokakasyeva gharmānte meghadarśanam ||
اے وانروں کے سردارو! لکشمن کو گھیر کر مضبوطی سے ڈٹے رہو۔ میری دیرینہ آرزو کے مطابق آج میری شجاعت کے اظہار کا وقت آ پہنچا ہے۔ یہ پاپی دشگریو—جو بدی پر اڑا ہوا ہے—قتل کیا جائے۔ میرے لیے یہ ایسا ہے جیسے گرمی کے اختتام پر چاتک پرندے کو دیر سے چاہی ہوئی گھٹاؤں کا دیدار۔
"O foremost of Vanaras! Take care of Lakshmana by surrounding him. Just as clouds appeared before the chataka bird waiting for long, time has come to exhibit my valour which was awaited for long. Now I will destroy the ten -headed Ravana of sinful resolve rightfully in a short while from now."
He emphasizes righteous duty in war: safeguarding an ally and maintaining disciplined protection of the vulnerable/strategically important, so that the battle is fought with order and responsibility rather than chaos.
Rama’s declaration that the time has come and that Ravana should be slain is a truthful, resolute vow aligned with moral reality: evil intent (pāpa-niścaya) must be checked, and Rama’s words match his ethical purpose and forthcoming action.