Shloka 6

सगरोपाख्यानम् (Sagara-Upākhyāna): Śiva’s boon and the extraordinary birth of Sagara’s progeny

Devanagari script

एवमुक्तस्तत: क्रोधात्‌ प्रवृद्ध/ सहसाचल: । सूर्याचन्द्रमसोर्मार्ग रोद्धुमिच्छन्‌ परंतप,परंतप युधिष्ठिर! सूर्यदेवके ऐसा कहनेपर विन्ध्य-पर्वत सहसा कुपित हो सूर्य और चन्द्रमाका मार्ग रोक लेनेकी इच्छासे बढ़ने लगा

Transliteration

lomāśa uvāca | evam uktas tataḥ krodhāt pravṛddhaḥ sahasā acalaḥ | sūryācandramasor mārgaṁ roddhum icchan parantapa parantapa yudhiṣṭhira |

Translation

Lomaśa said: When the Sun-god spoke to him thus, the Vindhya mountain, inflamed with anger, suddenly began to grow, desiring to block the path of the Sun and the Moon—O Yudhiṣṭhira, scorcher of foes.

Word by Word

एवम्thus

उक्तःhaving been spoken to / addressed

ततःthen; thereafter

क्रोधात्from anger; out of anger

प्रवृद्धःgrown; increased

सहसाsuddenly

अचलःthe mountain

सूर्य-चन्द्रमसोःof the sun and the moon

मार्गम्path; course

रोद्धुम्to block; to obstruct

इच्छन्wishing; desiring

परंतपO scorcher of foes

Speaker

लोमश उवाच

Characters & Entities

Lomāśa

Vindhya (mountain)

Sūrya (Sun-god)

Candra (Moon)

Yudhiṣṭhira

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights that anger and wounded pride, when unchecked, can drive one to oppose even the rightful order of the world. Ethical restraint (self-control) protects dharma and prevents personal emotion from becoming a source of wider harm.

What is happening in the narrative?

Lomaśa narrates that after being addressed by the Sun-god, the Vindhya mountain became enraged and began to expand, intending to obstruct the celestial course of the Sun and the Moon; Lomaśa addresses Yudhiṣṭhira as he recounts this event.