Shloka 6
सगरोपाख्यानम् (Sagara-Upākhyāna): Śiva’s boon and the extraordinary birth of Sagara’s progeny
एवमुक्तस्तत: क्रोधात् प्रवृद्ध/ सहसाचल: । सूर्याचन्द्रमसोर्मार्ग रोद्धुमिच्छन् परंतप,परंतप युधिष्ठिर! सूर्यदेवके ऐसा कहनेपर विन्ध्य-पर्वत सहसा कुपित हो सूर्य और चन्द्रमाका मार्ग रोक लेनेकी इच्छासे बढ़ने लगा
lomāśa uvāca | evam uktas tataḥ krodhāt pravṛddhaḥ sahasā acalaḥ | sūryācandramasor mārgaṁ roddhum icchan parantapa parantapa yudhiṣṭhira |
Lomaśa said: When the Sun-god spoke to him thus, the Vindhya mountain, inflamed with anger, suddenly began to grow, desiring to block the path of the Sun and the Moon—O scorcher of foes, O Yudhiṣṭhira. The episode underscores how unchecked wrath and pride can turn even a natural power into an agent of cosmic disorder, opposing the ordained course of the world.
लोमश उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights that anger and wounded pride, when unchecked, can drive one to oppose even the rightful order of the world. Ethical restraint (self-control) protects dharma and prevents personal emotion from becoming a source of wider harm.
Lomaśa narrates that after being addressed by the Sun-god, the Vindhya mountain became enraged and began to expand, intending to obstruct the celestial course of the Sun and the Moon; Lomaśa addresses Yudhiṣṭhira as he recounts this event.