Valmiki Ramayana · Bala Kanda · Sarga 1
प्रजापतिसमश्श्रीमान् धाता रिपुनिषूदनः । रक्षिता जीवलोकस्य धर्मस्य परिरक्षिता
prajāpatisamaśśrīmān dhātā ripuniṣūdanaḥ | rakṣitā jīvalokasya dharmasya parirakṣitā
Auspicious like Brahma, Sri Rama is the sustainer of this world, destroyer of enemies and protector of all living beings and of the moral code.
— M.N. Dutt (1891)
Commentary
Rama is compared to Brahma in auspiciousness and called the sustainer of the world. The verse elevates him from ideal king to cosmic being — he sustains creation itself. This is the first hint of Rama's divine nature in Narada's description.
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