Shloka 5
सप्तदशः सर्गः — देवसंवादः तथा वानर-ऋक्ष-उत्पत्तिः
Divine Council and the Generation of Vanara Allies
मायाविदश्च शूरांश्च वायुवेगसमाञ्जवे।नयज्ञान्बुद्धिसम्पन्नान्विष्णुतुल्यपराक्रमान्।।1.17.3।।असंहार्यानुपायज्ञान् दिव्यसंहननान्वितान्।सर्वास्त्रगुणसम्पन्नानमृतप्राशनानिव।।1.17.4।।अप्सरस्सु च मुख्यासु गन्धर्वाणां तनूषु च ।सृजध्वं हरिरूपेण पुत्रांस्तुल्यपराक्रमान्।।1.17.5।।
māyāvidaś ca śūrāṃś ca vāyuvegasamāñ jave | nayajñān buddhisampannān viṣṇutulyaparākramān ||
asaṃhāryān upāyajñān divyasaṃhananānvitān | sarvāstraguṇasampannān amṛtaprāśanān iva ||
apsarassu ca mukhyāsu gandharvāṇāṃ tanūṣu ca | sṛjadhvaṃ harirūpeṇa putrāṃs tulyaparākramān ||
“当以猿形创造与之等同威力的儿子：通晓谋略，勇敢无畏，迅疾如风；明达治道，具足智慧；勇武堪比毗湿奴；精进不退；善知成就之法；具备神圣之躯；诸般兵器技艺圆满，仿佛曾饮甘露。令他们从最上等的阿普萨拉与乾闼婆女子之身而生。”
Incarnate as monkeys in the womb of chiefs of apsarasas and gandharvas. Create sons who have the knowledge of deceitful tricks, who are brave, who match wind in speed, who are endowed with intellect and state-craft, who are determined, who are knowledgeable in various means of achieving victory, who are supernatural bodies, who possess capability of employing and resisting weapons, who resemble those who subsist on amrita (immortals) and are equal (to Visnu) in prowess.
FAQs
Dharma is protected by aligning extraordinary abilities with a righteous mission: intelligence, strategy, and strength are explicitly commissioned for the restoration of moral order, not personal domination.
Brahmā instructs divine beings to generate powerful allies in monkey form—future vānaras—equipped with speed, intellect, strategy, and martial excellence to assist Rāma.
Practical wisdom joined to courage: the ideal helper is both brave and discerning (buddhi + naya), using power ethically and effectively.