Ramayana — Bala Kanda, Sarga 41, Shloka 12
अंशुमान्—अश्वान्वेषणम्, दिशागजसंवादः, कपिलदाहवृत्तान्तः, गङ्गोपदेशः
Anshuman’s Search for the Horse and the Counsel to Bring Ganga
तेषां तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा जगाम लघुविक्रम:।भस्मराशीकृता यत्र पितरस्तस्य सागरा:।।।।
teṣāṁ tadvacanaṁ śrutvā jagāma laghuvikramaḥ | bhasmarāśīkṛtā yatra pitaras tasya sāgarāḥ ||
Entendant leurs paroles, Aṁśumān, prompt à l’action, se rendit au lieu où ses oncles paternels—les fils de Sagara—avaient été réduits en monceaux de cendres.
Hearing their words with a quick pace where he reached the place his uncles, sons of Sagara were reduced to heaps of ashes.
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Actions bear consequences: the sight of ashes embodies karmic result, warning that adharma-driven violence and arrogance can end in destruction.
Anśumān reaches the aftermath of the catastrophe—Sagara’s sons have perished and lie as ash.
Courage and resolve—he continues the mission despite encountering a scene of devastation.