Shloka 5

सागरप्रतीक्षा-क्रोधप्रादुर्भावः

Rama’s Vigil at the Ocean and the Rise of Wrath

Devanagari script

शयनेचोत्तमाङ्गेनसीतायाश्शोभितंपुरा ।तक्षकस्येवसम्भोगगङ्गाजलनिषेचितम् ।।6.21.5।।

Transliteration

śayane cottamāṅgena sītāyāḥ śobhitaṃ purā |

takṣakasyeva sambhogagaṅgājalaniṣecitam ||6.21.5||

Translation

ໃນອະດີດ ເມື່ອພັກຜ່ອນຢູ່ເທິງຕຽງ ມັນເຄີຍງາມສະຫງ່າດ້ວຍການປະທັບຢູ່ອັນສູງສົງຂອງນາງສີຕາ ປານດັ່ງຖືກພອຍລ້າງດ້ວຍນ້ຳຄົງຄາອັນສັກສິດ ໃນການຮ່ວມສົມພັນດຸດດັ່ງນາກທັກສະກະ

Word by Word

शयनेon the bed

चand

उत्तमाङ्गेनwith the head (best limb)

सीतायाःof Sita

शोभितम्adorned/graced

पुराformerly/earlier

तक्षकस्यof Takṣaka

इवas if/like

सम्भोगगङ्गाजलनिषेचितम्bathed with Ganga-water after union (as it were)

Context

Those snakes with blazing hoods and glowing eyes residing in the underworld and the demons became oppressed.

Characters & Entities

Sītā

Takṣaka

Gaṅgā

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

The remembrance of lawful marital grace (gṛhastha-dharma) heightens the pain of separation caused by adharma (Rāvaṇa’s abduction), strengthening the moral contrast that drives the war.

What is the narrative situation?

A recollection of Rāma’s former life with Sītā, set against the present crisis at the ocean before the assault on Laṅkā.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Fidelity and rightful love: Sītā and Rāma’s legitimate union stands as a moral center.