Shloka 50
Adhyaya 20 — Ritadhvaja’s Companionship with the Naga Princes and the Origin of the Horse Kuvalaya
पातालाम्बरतॊयेषु न चास्य विहता गतिः ।
समस्तदिक्षु व्रजतो न भङ्गः पर्वतेष्वपि ॥
pātālāmbaratoyeṣu na cāsya vihatā gatiḥ | samastadikṣu vrajato na bhaṅgaḥ parvateṣv api ||
Dans le monde inférieur, dans le ciel et dans les eaux, son mouvement n’est pas entravé ; allant en toutes directions, il ne rencontre d’obstacle, pas même les montagnes.
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FAQs
Dharma’s protection is envisioned as boundary-crossing: the righteous agent must not be limited by terrain, distance, or conventional barriers when confronting adharma.
Uses cosmographic vocabulary (realms like pātāla), but here in service of narrative, not systematic cosmology (sarga/pratisarga).
The three domains—nether, sky, waters—can symbolize subconscious, intellect, and emotions; the ‘horse’ as disciplined vitality/prāṇa moves freely when integrated, unhindered by ‘mountains’ (fixed mental blocks).