Ramayana — Bala Kanda, Sarga 25, Shloka 21
ताटकावृत्तान्तः
The Account of Tāṭakā and the Royal Duty to Protect
एतैश्चान्यैश्च बहुभी राजपुत्र महात्मभि:।अधर्मसहिता नार्यो हता: पुरुषसत्तमै:।।।।
etaiś cānyaiś ca bahubhi rāja-putra mahātmabhiḥ | adharma-sahitā nāryo hatāḥ puruṣa-sattamaiḥ ||
因此，王子啊，由这些以及许多其他大心之人、众人中最卓越者，为护持正法，诛杀了与非正法相连的女子。
'O Rama! In olden times, Kavya, the mother of Sukracharya, the wife of sage Bhrigu, was destroyed by Vishnu determined to destroy Indra.'
FAQs
Moral evaluation hinges on alignment with dharma vs. adharma; when a threat is rooted in adharma, even exceptional measures can be framed as protective duty.
Viśvāmitra concludes his argument by generalizing: many exemplary men have slain adharmic women when required for protection.
Impartial justice—responding to conduct and threat, not to gender or status.