Ramayana — Bala Kanda, Sarga 43, Shloka 35
गङ्गावतरणम्
The Descent of the Gaṅgā and Bhagiratha’s Fulfilment
तस्यावलेपनं ज्ञात्वा क्रुद्धो यज्वा तु राघव।।।।अपिबच्च जलं सर्वं गङ्गाया: परमाद्भुतम्।
tasyāvalepanaṃ jñātvā kruddho yajvā tu rāghava |
apibac ca jalaṃ sarvaṃ gaṅgāyāḥ paramādbhutam ||
ラाघヴァよ、彼女の驕りを知るや、祭祀を司るジャフヌは憤り、まことに驚くべきことにガンガーの水をすべて飲み干した。
O Descendant of the Raghu dynasty! sage Jahnu who was performing the sacrifice, observed her pride and grew furious. And astonishingly drank the entire waters of Ganga.
FAQs
Power—however sacred—must be tempered by humility; violating rightful limits invites corrective restraint by those upholding dharma.
Jahnu, angered by Gaṅgā’s overbearing flood into his ritual space, miraculously drinks her waters.
Jahnu’s uncompromising protection of dharmic order and ritual sanctity.