Shloka 6.21.23

सागरप्रतीक्षा-क्रोधप्रादुर्भावः (Rama’s Vigil at the Ocean and the Rise of Wrath)

Devanagari script

अद्याक्षोभ्यमपिक्रुद्धःक्षोभयिष्यामिसागरम् ।वेलासुकृतमर्यादंसहस्रोर्मिसमाकुलम् ।।6.21.23।।निर्मर्यादंकरिष्यामिसायायिकैर्वरुणालयम् ।महार्णवंक्षोभयिष्येमहादानवसङ्कुलम् ।।6.21.24।।

Transliteration

evam uktvā dhanuṣpāṇiḥ krodhavisphāritekṣaṇaḥ |

babhūva rāmo durdharṣo yugāntānagiriva jvalan ||6.21.25||

Translation

Having spoken thus, Rāma—bow in hand, eyes widened in wrath—became unassailable, blazing like the fire of the world’s end.

Context

"(The ocean) Having made me angry, now I will torment the ocean even though it is imperturbable and has its limits. I will torment the ocean with its thousands of waves and mighty demons by my arrows and make the ocean cross its boundary."

Characters & Entities

• Rāma

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

Righteous anger is portrayed as controlled tejas: power awakened to remove obstruction to justice, not to indulge rage.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāma’s resolve turns into immediate martial readiness as he prepares to act against the Ocean.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Tejas with purpose—intensity directed by duty.