Valmiki Ramayana 2.93.4: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 93, Shloka 4
चित्रकूटमार्गवर्णनम्
Bharata’s Army Reaches Chitrakuta and Searches for Rama
सागरौघनिभा सेना भरतस्य महात्मनः। महीं सञ्छादयामास प्रावृषि द्यामिवाम्बुदः।।2.93.4।।
sāgaraughanibhā senā bharatasya mahātmanaḥ | mahīṃ sañchādayāmāsa prāvṛṣi dyām ivāmbudaḥ || 2.93.4 ||
महात्मा भरताची सेना समुद्राच्या उसळत्या लाटांसारखी पृथ्वी झाकू लागली; जशी पावसाळ्यात मेघ आकाश झाकतात।
All of you carefully watch here. Do not proceed any further. Sumantra, the preceptor and myself shall go forward.
FAQs
Dharma here is implicit: immense power (a vast army) is portrayed as a tool that must be governed by righteous intent, not mere domination.
A vivid simile describes the magnitude of Bharata’s marching force as it advances across the land.
Mahātmatā (greatness of spirit): Bharata is characterized as ‘mahātmā’, suggesting moral stature that should restrain and guide political power.
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