धूम्राक्षप्रेषणम्
The Dispatch of Dhūmrākṣa
रथप्रवरमास्थायखरयुक्तंखरस्वनम् ।प्रयान्तंतुमहाघोरंराक्षसंभीमदर्शनम् ।।6.51.30।।अन्तरिक्षगताःघोराशकुनाःप्रत्यषेधयन् ।
ratha-pravaram āsthāya khara-yuktaṃ khara-svanam |
prayāntaṃ tu mahā-ghoraṃ rākṣasaṃ bhīma-darśanam ||6.51.30||
antarikṣa-gatāḥ ghorāḥ śakunāḥ pratyaṣedhayan |
गाढवांनी जोडलेल्या, गाढवांच्या किंकाळीने निनादणाऱ्या श्रेष्ठ रथावर आरूढ तो महाघोर, भीमदर्शन राक्षस पुढे जात असता—आकाशातले भयंकर शकुन-पक्षी अपशकुन दाखवीत त्याचा मार्ग अडवीत होते.
Heroic Rakshasa, Dhumraksha surrounded by rakshasas set forth laughing to the west gate where Hanuman stood.
The appearance of omens suggests moral consequence: adharma-driven aggression meets resistance even in signs of nature; dharma teaches attentiveness to warnings and self-correction rather than reckless persistence.
Dhumrākṣa advances in his donkey-yoked chariot, and ominous birds in the sky present a bad portent by obstructing his path.
The text foregrounds the universe’s moral signaling (nimitta); the implied virtue is prudent heedfulness—though the rākṣasa’s march is characterized by terror rather than wisdom.