Ramayana — Bala Kanda, Sarga 60, Shloka 21
त्रिशङ्कुस्वर्गारोহণम्
Trishanku’s Bodily Ascent and the New Constellations
ऋषिमध्ये स तेजस्स्वी प्रजापतिरिवापर:।।1.60.20।।सृजन् दक्षिणमार्गस्थान् सप्तर्षीनपरान् पुन:।नक्षत्रमालामपरामसृजत्क्रोधमूर्च्छित:।।1.60.21।।दक्षिणां दिशमास्थाय मुनिमध्ये महायशा:।
ṛṣimadhye sa tejasvī prajāpati-r ivāparaḥ ||1.60.20|| sṛjan dakṣiṇamārgasthān saptarṣīn aparān punaḥ | nakṣatramālām aparām asṛjat krodhamūrcchitaḥ ||1.60.21|| dakṣiṇāṃ diśam āsthāya munimadhye mahāyaśāḥ ||
Di tengah para resi, baginda bersinar laksana Pencipta kedua; dalam kemarahan yang meluap, baginda mencipta pula Tujuh Resi baharu pada laluan selatan, dan melahirkan satu gugusan bintang yang lain; lalu baginda yang termasyhur itu berpaling ke arah selatan di tengah para muni.
Standing in the midst of the ascetics, that mighty sage who conjured up a constellation of seven new rishis (stars) looked like another creator Brahma. Overcome by anger the illustrious sage created a new group of stars in the southern direction.
FAQs
The ethical stress remains the same: immense tapas can alter worlds, so dharma requires mastery over anger and careful alignment with cosmic order.
This line reiterates the depiction of Viśvāmitra’s star-creation in the southern direction, as preserved in the Southern Recension formatting.
Creative spiritual potency (tapas-siddhi), alongside the implicit need for self-control.