Shloka 33
सागरप्रतीक्षा-क्रोधप्रादुर्भावः
Rama’s Vigil at the Ocean and the Rise of Wrath
ततस्तुतंराघवमुग्रवेगंप्रकर्षमाणंधनुरप्रमेयम् ।सौमित्रिरुत्पत्यसमुच्छवसन्तंमामेतिचोक्त्वादनुराललम्बे ।।6.21.33।।
tatas tu taṃ rāghavam ugravegaṃ prakarṣamāṇaṃ dhanur aprameyam |
saumitriḥ utpatya samucchvasantaṃ mām eti coktvā dhanur ālalambe ||6.21.33||
Da sprang Saumitri zu Rāghava, der mit grimmiger Schnelligkeit seinen unermesslichen Bogen spannte, schwer atmend; und indem er sprach: „Genug—komm zu dir“, ergriff er den Bogen.
The mighty armed Rama's arms were hardened like that of iron bars by the large number of arrows received by the left arm and strained by giving thousands of cows as gifts by the right arm. Rama was determined now to cross over the great ocean or meet the sea with death and lay down subdued and restrained like a sage.
FAQs
Dharma includes restraint and right counsel: even righteous anger must be governed, and a loyal companion may intervene to prevent excess, preserving moral proportion.
As Rāma is about to unleash force upon the ocean, Lakṣmaṇa rushes in and physically restrains him by seizing the bow.
Lakṣmaṇa’s prudent loyalty—courage to check even a revered leader for the sake of righteous balance.