Valmiki Ramayana 1.60.20-21: Bala Kanda, Sarga 60, Shlokas 20-21
त्रिशङ्कुस्वर्गारोহণम् · Trishanku’s Bodily Ascent and the New Constellations
ऋषिमध्ये स तेजस्स्वी प्रजापतिरिवापरः ॥२०॥
सृजन् दक्षिणमार्गस्थान् सप्तर्षीनपरान् पुनः ।
नक्षत्रमालामपरामसृजत्क्रोधमूर्च्छितः ॥२१॥
दक्षिणां दिशमास्थाय मुनिमध्ये महायशाः ।
ṛṣimadhye sa tejasvī prajāpati-r ivāparaḥ ||20||
sṛjan dakṣiṇamārgasthān saptarṣīn aparān punaḥ |
nakṣatramālām aparām asṛjat krodhamūrcchitaḥ ||21||
dakṣiṇāṃ diśam āsthāya munimadhye mahāyaśāḥ |
वो रिशियों के बीच में इतना चमक रहा था, जैसे दूसरा प्रजापति हो। उसने गुस्से में आके नए सात रिशि बनाए, दक्षिण दिशा में। और उसने एक और तारों की माला भी बनाई। वो बड़ा गुस्से में था जब यह सब कर रहा था।
Standing in the midst of the ascetics, that mighty sage who conjured up a constellation of seven new rishis (stars) looked like another creator Brahma. Overcome by anger the illustrious sage created a new group of stars in the southern direction.
FAQs
The ethical stress remains the same: immense tapas can alter worlds, so dharma requires mastery over anger and careful alignment with cosmic order.
This line reiterates the depiction of Viśvāmitra’s star-creation in the southern direction, as preserved in the Southern Recension formatting.
Creative spiritual potency (tapas-siddhi), alongside the implicit need for self-control.
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