Shloka 21
उत्तरस्यां रघुश्रेष्ठ ददृशुर्हिमपाण्डुरम्।।।।भद्रं भद्रेण वपुषा धारयन्तं महीमिमाम्।
uttarasyāṃ raghuśreṣṭha dadṛśur himapāṇḍuram |
bhadraṃ bhadreṇa vapuṣā dhārayantaṃ mahīm imām ||
হে রঘুশ্রেষ্ঠ! উত্তর দিকে তারা বরফের মতো শুভ্র ভদ্র নামক দিগ্গজকে দেখল, যিনি মঙ্গলময় দেহে এই পৃথিবীকে ধারণ করছেন।
O Rama! in the northern region, they beheld an auspicious elephant named Bhadra, who was white like snow, was holding that quater.
FAQs
Dharma is symbolized as sustaining the world through purity and auspiciousness: Bhadra’s snow-white, ‘auspicious’ form suggests that support of the world is tied to sattvic integrity.
In their digging toward the north, Sagara’s sons encounter the northern directional elephant Bhadra, described with vivid purity imagery.
Purity and beneficence: the guardian’s auspicious form implies benevolent strength aligned with righteousness.