पूर्वदिशि सीतामार्गण-नियोगः
Deployment to the Eastern Quarter for the Search of Sita
तत्र तत्कोपजं तेजः कृतं हयमुखं महत्।।4.40.47।।अस्याहुस्तन्महावेगमोदनं सचराचरम्।
tatra tat-kopajaṃ tejaḥ kṛtaṃ haya-mukhaṃ mahat || 4.40.47 ||
asyāhus tan-mahā-vegam odanaṃ sa-carācaram |
Là, une grande puissance flamboyante, née de la colère, prit forme en l’imposant Hayamukha ; on dit que pour lui tous les êtres, mobiles et immobiles, deviennent nourriture, sous l’élan de sa force irrésistible.
'O monkeys! going beyond the milky ocean you will see the seas most dreadful to all creatures.
Dharma includes recognizing the consequences of uncontrolled anger: wrath becomes a consuming force, threatening all life—hence self-mastery is essential to righteousness.
Sugriva warns of a terrifying phenomenon in the Jaloda region: a horse-faced, destructive force said to devour everything.
Self-control (dama) by contrast: the verse cautions that unchecked krodha (anger) leads to ruin, so the righteous cultivate restraint.