Valmiki Ramayana 1.40.19: Bala Kanda, Sarga 40, Shloka 19
सगरपुत्राणां रसातलगमनम् · The Descent of Sagara’s Sons and the Wrath of Kapila
पश्चिमायामपि दिशि महान्तमचलोपमम् ॥१९॥
दिशागजं सौमनसं ददृशुस्ते महाबलाः ।
paścimāyām api diśi mahāntam acalopamam ||19||
diśāgajaṃ saumanasaṃ dadṛśus te mahābalāḥ |
पश्चिम की तरफ भी उन्होंने देखा। वहां सौमनस नाम का हाथी था। वो इतना बड़ा था जैसे कोई पहाड़ हो।
Possessed of great strength, they beheld also in the western quarter a great elephant of the quarter named Saumanasa resembling a mountain.
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The verse reinforces dharma as ordered guardianship: each quarter has its protector, suggesting that stability arises when each being fulfills its appointed role.
While digging through the western direction, Sagara’s sons encounter the western directional elephant named Saumanasa.
Awe and recognition: encountering cosmic guardians cultivates humility before a larger moral and cosmic structure.
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