Shloka 3.54.7
सीताहरणोत्तरं लङ्काप्रवेशः — Sita’s Abduction and Ravana’s Entry into Lanka
वनानि सरितश्शैलांत्सरांसि च विहायसा।।।।स क्षिप्रं समतीयाय शरश्चापादिव च्युतः।
sambhramāt parivṛttormī ruddhamīnamahoragaḥ |
vaidehyāṃ hriyamāṇāyāṃ babhūva varuṇālayaḥ ||
As Vaidehī was being carried off, the ocean—Varuṇa’s abode—grew bewildered: its waves turned back, and the motion of great fish and serpents was stilled.
Like an arrow released from the bow, Ravana went through the sky, at once crossing forests, rivers mountains and tanks.
Adharma is not merely personal—it reverberates through the cosmos; the world itself ‘protests’ when righteousness is violated.
During Sītā’s abduction over the sea, the ocean is described as reacting with unnatural stillness and recoiling waves.
Sītā’s sanctity (pavitratā) is implied—her unjust seizure is so grave that even nature is portrayed as disturbed.