Sriramodantam — Day 10

Sloka in English for better understanding

Dooshayan Vaidikam karma dwijan ardhayathi sma saha I

Aatmajenanvitho yudhe vaasavam chapya peedayeth II

Meaning of the sloka

Dishonoring the Vedic rituals, Ravana oppressed the twice-born (another name for Brahmins.)

Accompanied by his son Meghanada *later named Indrajith, he defeated Devendra in battle.

Here Vaasava is synonym for Indra.

Story of how Meghanada was named Indrajith is in a different post to be published in a few days.

According to me, Indrajit was one of the legendary warriors of Puranas, few can rival him at his best. If ever there was a warrior who deserved the title Indrajit, that was Meghanada.

He got his name of Meghanada due to the terrific cry he let out when he was a baby, his cry was similar to the thunder from the clouds, hence the name Megahanada.

My primary source for meanings of the slokas is from the E-book published by http://hinduebooks.blogspot.com.

Om Namo Narayanaya