Shloka 8
सीताहरणोत्तरं लङ्काप्रवेशः
Sita’s Abduction and Ravana’s Entry into Lanka
तिमिनक्रनिकेतं तु वरुणालयमक्षयम्।।।।सरितां शरणं गत्वा समतीयाय सागरम्।
timinakraniketaṃ tu varuṇālayam akṣayam |
saritāṃ śaraṇaṃ gatvā samatīyāya sāgaram ||
Il franchit l’océan—demeure des baleines et des crocodiles, séjour impérissable de Varuṇa, refuge où se jettent toutes les rivières.
Delighted Ravana, carried off Sita, the very embodiment of his death, like one carrying a highly poisonous sharp-fanged female snake on his lap.
FAQs
Nature and cosmic domains (like the ocean of Varuṇa) form a moral backdrop: transgression against dharma disturbs the world’s order.
Rāvaṇa flies across the ocean on the way to Laṅkā.
Reverence for cosmic order is implied; the verse frames the ocean as sacred space, contrasting with Rāvaṇa’s irreverent act.