Shloka 18
रामस्तवः — ब्रह्मणा रामस्य नारायणत्वप्रकाशनम्
Rama-Stava: Brahma Reveals Rama’s Nārāyaṇa Identity
सहस्रशृङ्गोवेदात्माशरशीर्षोमहर्षभः ।।।।त्वंत्रयाणांहिलोकानामादिकर्तास्वयम्प्रभुः ।सिद्धानामपिसाध्यानामाश्रयश्चासिपूर्वजः ।।।।
sahasraśṛṅgo vedātmā śataśīrṣo maharṣabhaḥ | tvaṃ trayāṇāṃ hi lokānām ādikartā svayampra bhuḥ | siddhānām api sādhyānām āśrayaś cāsi pūrvajaḥ ||
你即是吠陀之自性——千角万枝、百首无量——众生中最尊胜者。你是三界的本初造化者，自照自明、自主为王；你亦是悉地者与萨提耶众的归依与最初本源。
"You are the self of Vedas with its thousand branches and hundred divisions. You are the beginning of the three worlds and end. You are the self-shining. You are the Siddha among the achievers and their refuge as well as their protector."
FAQs
Dharma is rooted in the Vedic moral-cosmic order: by calling Rāma ‘vedātmā’ and ‘svayamprabhu’, the verse grounds righteousness in a truth that transcends human preference.
The hymn expands from battlefield praise to cosmic theology, asserting that Rāma’s dharmic action is aligned with the deepest scriptural and metaphysical reality.
Āśraya (supportiveness): the supreme upholder who becomes the dependable foundation for even exalted beings.