Srimad Bhagavatam — Dashama Skandha, Shloka 28
The Syamantaka Jewel: Accusation, Recovery, and Kṛṣṇa’s Marriage to Satyabhāmā
यस्येषदुत्कलितरोषकटाक्षमोक्षै- र्वर्त्मादिशत् क्षुभितनक्रतिमिङ्गलोऽब्धि: । सेतु: कृत: स्वयश उज्ज्वलिता च लङ्का रक्ष:शिरांसि भुवि पेतुरिषुक्षतानि ॥ २८ ॥
yasyeṣad-utkalita-roṣa-kaṭākṣa-mokṣair vartmādiśat kṣubhita-nakra-timiṅgalo ’bdhiḥ setuḥ kṛtaḥ sva-yaśa ujjvalitā ca laṅkā rakṣaḥ-śirāṁsi bhuvi petur iṣu-kṣatāni
You are He who impelled the ocean to give way when His sidelong glances, slightly manifesting His anger, disturbed the crocodiles and timiṅgila fish within the watery depths. You are He who built a great bridge to establish His fame, who burned down the city of Laṅkā, and whose arrows severed the heads of Rāvaṇa, which then fell to the ground.
FAQs
This verse recalls that the ocean revealed a passage and a bridge was built by Lord Rāma’s will, highlighting His divine authority over nature.
Śukadeva praises the Supreme Lord’s pastimes across incarnations; here he invokes Rāma-līlā to illustrate the Lord’s unmatched potency and fame.
It teaches faith that the Lord can remove seemingly impossible obstacles; a devotee should act dutifully while relying on divine guidance and grace.