Shloka 30
Adhyaya 63 — The Birth of Svarocis and the Rescue of Manoramā: The Astra-Heart and the Healing of Curses
एतस्मिन्नन्तरे रक्षस्तत्तदा भीषणाकृति ।
नर्दमानं महानादमाजगाम त्वरान्वितम् ॥
etasminnantare rakṣastattadā bhīṣaṇākṛti | nardamānaṃ mahānādamājagāma tvarānvitam
दरम्यान, त्याच क्षणी, भयंकर रूपाचा एक राक्षस वेगाने आला—महान गर्जना करत, मेघगर्जनेसारखा नाद करीत।
FAQs
The narrative emphasizes vigilance: danger often arrives suddenly and loudly; preparedness (through prior instruction) is the dhārmic response.
Manvantara: exemplary events within a Manu’s age, illustrating dharma and adharma through characters and conflicts.
The roaring rākṣasa can be read as the eruption of tamas/violent impulse; the ‘swift arrival’ mirrors how unguarded mind-states can rapidly overwhelm if not checked.