Ramayana — Bala Kanda, Sarga 40, Shloka 3
सगरपुत्राणां रसातलगमनम्
The Descent of Sagara’s Sons and the Wrath of Kapila
पृथिव्याश्चापि निर्भेदोऽदृष्ट एव सनातन:।।।।सगरस्य च पुत्राणां विनाशोऽदीर्घजीविनाम्।
pṛthivyāś cāpi nirbhedo ’dṛṣṭa eva sanātanaḥ | sagarasya ca putrāṇāṃ vināśo ’dīrghajīvinām |
太古より、地が裂けることは運命として定められていた。サガラの子ら――長命を許されぬ者たち――の滅びもまた同じく定められていた。
The excavation of this earth and the destruction of the short lived sons of Sagara is pre-destined since eternity'.
FAQs
The verse frames events within karma/adṛṣṭa, reminding that dharma includes humility before cosmic order; human anger and pride often become instruments through which destiny unfolds.
The narration comments that the earth’s excavation and the impending end of Sagara’s sons were long ordained.
A reflective virtue is emphasized: acceptance and discernment regarding the limits of human agency in the face of destiny.