Shloka 6.21.24

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

sampīḍya ca dhanur ghoraṃ kampayitvā śarair jagat |

mumoca viśikhān ugrān vajrān iva śatakratuḥ ||6.21.26||

Translation

Bending that dreadful bow and making the world tremble with his arrows, he loosed fierce shafts—like Śatakratu (Indra) hurling thunderbolts.

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
• Indra (Śatakratu)
• Vajra (thunderbolt)

FAQs

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

When peaceful approaches fail, Dharma can sanction measured force to remove a blockade to a righteous end—force as instrument, not as desire.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāma begins the act of coercion by shooting powerful arrows toward the Ocean.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Martial competence under moral intent—skill aligned with duty.