Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 103, Shloka 35
ऐन्द्ररथप्रदानम्
Indra’s Chariot Offered to Rāma; The Duel Intensifies
शस्त्रवर्णस्सुपरुषोमन्दरश्मिद्दिवाकरः ।।।।अदृश्यतकबन्धाङ्कःसंसक्तोधूमकेतुना ।
śastravarṇaḥ suparuṣo mandarasmir divākaraḥ |
adṛśyata kabandhāṅkaḥ saṃsaktaḥ dhūmaketunā ||
Die Sonne erschien waffengrau, hart und mit matten Strahlen; man sah sie wie von einem Kabandha gezeichnet, als wäre sie mit Dhūmaketu verstrickt — ein schauriges Omen.
The waves of the ocean were, as if in fury, waves covered with mist turning around as though to touch the radiant sun rose high.
FAQs
The text frames adharma as producing ‘inauspicious signs’ in the cosmos; Dharma is the restoring principle that returns clarity, light, and order.
As Rāma faces severe pressure, the narration reports ominous solar phenomena—dim rays and comet-like conjunctions.
Satya-niṣṭhā (commitment to truth): even when ‘light’ seems obscured, the righteous remain aligned with truth until order is restored.