Shloka 6.21.33

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

Devanagari script

ततस्तुतंराघवमुग्रवेगंप्रकर्षमाणंधनुरप्रमेयम् ।सौमित्रिरुत्पत्यसमुच्छवसन्तंमामेतिचोक्त्वादनुराललम्बे ।।6.21.33।।

Transliteration

mahor mikulāvitataḥ śaṅkhajālasamāvṛtaḥ |

sadhūmaḥ parivṛttormis sahasā āsīn mahodadhiḥ ||6.21.29||

Translation

All at once the great ocean—its vast billows spread out and its waters strewn with conches and shells—became smoke-laden, with its waves swirling and heaving in agitation.

Context

Then Saumithri got up and rushed very fast to Rama who was stretching his bow exceedingly and breathing hard in anger and said, 'no more, no more' and seized the bow.।।ityārṣēvālmīkīyēśrīmadrāmāyaṇēādikāvyēyuddhakāṇḍēēkaviṅśassargaḥ ।।This is the end of the twenty first sarga of Yuddha Kanda of the first epic the holy Ramayana composed by sage Valmiki.

Characters & Entities

• Ocean (Mahodadhi)

FAQs

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

Nature itself responds to righteous power when order is challenged; the verse frames dharma as a force that can shake even the elements when a just cause meets obstruction.

What is the narrative situation?

As Rāma’s resolve intensifies at the shore, the sea becomes violently disturbed—waves churn, and ominous signs appear.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rāma’s unwavering determination (satya-like firmness in resolve), whose moral intensity is mirrored by cosmic disturbance.