Shloka 6.21.31
सागरप्रतीक्षा-क्रोधप्रादुर्भावः (Rama’s Vigil at the Ocean and the Rise of Wrath)
ऊर्मयस्सिन्धुराजस्यसनक्रमकरास्तथा ।विन्द्यमन्दरसङ्काशास्समुत्पेतुस्सहस्रशः ।।6.21.31।।
saṃyuge yugasaṅkāśaṃ śatrūṇāṃ śokavardhanam |
suhṛdānandanaṃ dīrghaṃ sāgarāntavyapāśrayam ||6.21.6||
In battle he was like a yuga in might; he increased the enemies’ grief, delighted friends, and stood vast—like the earth bounded by the encircling ocean.
Thousands of waves of the ocean rose like the peaks of Vindhya and Mandara mountains.
Dharma here appears as protective strength: the hero’s power is not for domination but for restoring moral order—bringing fear to wrongdoers and reassurance to allies.
A heightened description of Rāma’s battle-capacity as he stands before the ocean, ready to act when obstacles persist.
Vīrya (heroic potency) aligned with righteousness—power that serves justice.