Shloka 6.21.4
सागरप्रतीक्षा-क्रोधप्रादुर्भावः (Rama’s Vigil at the Ocean and the Rise of Wrath)
चन्दनागुरुभिश्चैवपुरस्तादधिवासितम् ।बालसूर्यप्रकाशैश्चन्दनैरुपशोभितम् ।।6.21.4।।
vyathitāḥ pannagāś cāsan dīptāsyā dīptalocanāḥ |
dānavāś ca mahāvīryāḥ pātāḷatalavāsinaḥ ||6.21.30||
The serpents too were distressed—blazing-hooded, bright-eyed—and the mighty Dānavas who dwell in the levels of Pātāla were likewise shaken.
The very charming shoulders, smeared with sandal paste and Agaru fragrance emitting the brilliance of the rising Sun.
Dharma’s struggle is depicted as cosmic: when righteous action confronts obstruction, its consequences ripple beyond human society, unsettling even hidden realms—implying moral causality across worlds.
The ocean’s agitation spreads downward; underworld beings (serpents and Dānavas) are disturbed by the upheaval.
Righteous potency (dharma-tejas) indirectly—Rāma’s moral force is shown to have world-affecting impact.