Shloka 55
सागरप्रशमनम् / The Pacification of the Ocean and the Building of Nala’s Bridge
तेसालैश्चाश्वकर्णैश्चधवैशैश्चवानराः ।कुटजैरर्जुनैस्तालैस्तिलकैस्न्तिशैरपि ।।6.22.54।।बिल्वकैस्सप्तपर्णैश्चकर्णिकारैश्चसुपुष्पितैः ।चूतैश्चाशोकवृक्षैश्चसागरंसमपूरयन् ।।6.22.55।।
bilvakaiḥ saptaparṇaiś ca karṇikāraiś ca supuṣpitaiḥ |
cūtaiś cāśokavṛkṣaiś ca sāgaraṃ samapūrayan ||
Sie füllten den Ozean mit Bilva‑ und Saptaparṇa‑Bäumen, mit reich blühenden Karṇikāra, und auch mit Mango‑ und Aśoka‑Bäumen.
The Vanaras brought sala, asvakarna, dhava, bamboo, kutaja arjuna, palmira, tilaka, trisaira, bilva, saptaparni trees karnikara plants with blossoms, mango trees and ashoka trees and dumped into the ocean.
FAQs
Dharma is prioritizing the righteous end over personal attachment to possessions—resources (even valuable trees) are offered for a just mission.
More varieties of trees are brought and thrown in to form the bridge foundation.
Tyāga (willing giving up) in service of the common good.