Shloka 9
सागरप्रतीक्षा-क्रोधप्रादुर्भावः
Rama’s Vigil at the Ocean and the Rise of Wrath
असत्याचपुनस्सव्यंज्याघातविगतत्वचम् ।दक्षिणोदक्षिणंबाहुंमहापरिघसन्निभम् ।।6.21.7।।गोसहस्रप्रदारंमुपधायमहत्भुजम् ।अद्यमेमरणंवादतरणंसागरस्यवा ।।6.21.8।।तिरामोमतिंकृत्वामहाबाहुर्महोदधिम् ।अधिशिश्येचविधिवत्प्रयतोनियतोमुनिः ।।6.21.9।।
tīraṃ āmātyaṃ kṛtvā mahābāhur mahodadhim |
adhiśiśye ca vidhivat prayato niyato muniḥ ||6.21.9||
Den Geist auf den mächtigen Ozean gerichtet, legte sich der großarmige Rāma in rechter Weise nieder—selbstbeherrscht und diszipliniert, wie ein Weiser (Muni).
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 is shown as disciplined action: before exercising power, Rāma adopts restraint and procedure (vidhi), aligning strength with moral order rather than impulse.
At the ocean’s edge, Rāma prepares himself through controlled, rule-bound conduct—symbolically taking the posture of a muni—before compelling a path forward.
Saṃyama (self-control): even in urgency, Rāma models composure and deliberate, principled decision-making.