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श्रीमद्रामायणकथासङ्क्षेपः / The Ramayana in Synopsis
Narada’s Summary to Valmiki
ततस्सुग्रीवसहितो गत्वा तीरं महोदधे: ।समुद्रं क्षोभयामास शरैरादित्यसन्निभै: ।।।।
tataḥ sugrīvasahito gatvā tīraṃ mahodadheḥ |
samudraṃ kṣobhayāmāsa śarair ādityasannibhaiḥ ||
फिर सुग्रीव के साथ मिल के राम सागर के पास गए। समुंदर के ऊपर इतने तीर बरसाए कि पानी हिल गया। वो तीर ऐसे चमक रहे थे जैसे सूरज चमक रहा हो।
Reaching Rama the great Hanuman gifted with boundless intellect circumambulated him and infact informed him that he had seen Sita.
Kṣātra-dharma (royal duty) includes firm resolve against obstacles when a righteous objective is blocked; force is invoked to compel a response from a powerful entity.
Preparing to cross to Laṅkā, Rāma arrives at the ocean and pressures Samudra to provide a way by shooting blazing arrows.
Rāma’s determination and commanding leadership in pursuit of a dharmic goal (rescuing Sītā).
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