Shloka 1.41.12
अंशुमान्—अश्वान्वेषणम्, दिशागजसंवादः, कपिलदाहवृत्तान्तः, गङ्गोपदेशः (Anshuman’s Search for the Horse and the Counsel to Bring Ganga)
तेषां तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा जगाम लघुविक्रम:।भस्मराशीकृता यत्र पितरस्तस्य सागरा:।।।।
teṣāṁ tadvacanaṁ śrutvā jagāma laghuvikramaḥ | bhasmarāśīkṛtā yatra pitaras tasya sāgarāḥ ||
Hearing their words, swift-moving Anśumān went to the place where his paternal uncles—the sons of Sagara—had been reduced to heaps of ash.
Hearing their words with a quick pace where he reached the place his uncles, sons of Sagara were reduced to heaps of ashes.
Actions bear consequences: the sight of ashes embodies karmic result, warning that adharma-driven violence and arrogance can end in destruction.
Anśumān reaches the aftermath of the catastrophe—Sagara’s sons have perished and lie as ash.
Courage and resolve—he continues the mission despite encountering a scene of devastation.