Valmiki Ramayana 1.21.4: Bala Kanda, Sarga 21, Shloka 4
बालकाण्डे एकविंशः सर्गः · Daśaratha’s Promise, Vasiṣṭha’s Counsel, and Viśvāmitra’s Weapon
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तस्य रोषपरीतस्य विश्वामित्रस्य धीमतः ।
चचाल वसुधा कृत्स्ना विवेश च भयं सुरान् ॥४॥
tasya roṣa-parītasya viśvāmitrasya dhīmataḥ |
cacāla vasudhā kṛtsnā viveśa ca bhayaṃ surān ||4||
उस बुद्धिमान् विश्वामित्र के क्रोध से आवृत होते ही समस्त पृथ्वी काँप उठी और देवताओं के हृदय में भय समा गया॥
At the sight of the wise sage Viswamitra seized of wrath, the entire earth shook and devatas were gripped in fear.
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Moral power (tapas/tejas) has cosmic weight. When dharma is threatened—here by a broken promise—the disturbance is portrayed as affecting the entire order of the world.
Viśvāmitra’s anger rises at Daśaratha’s reluctance, and the narrative marks this as a world-shaking event.
The formidable spiritual potency of a rishi—self-earned through discipline—capable of compelling even the gods to fear.
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