Shloka 15
सगरपुत्राणां रसातलगमनम्
The Descent of Sagara’s Sons and the Wrath of Kapila
तं ते प्रदक्षिणं कृत्वा दिशापालं महागजम्।।।।मानयन्तो हि ते राम जग्मुर्भित्त्वा रसातलम्।
taṃ te pradakṣiṇaṃ kṛtvā diśāpālaṃ mahāgajam |
mānayanto hi te rāma jagmur bhittvā rasātalam ||
ရာမမြတ်ရေ—သူတို့သည် ထိုမဟာဆင်ကို (ဒိသာပာလ၊ အရပ်တော်ကာကွယ်သူ) ဟူ၍ ဂုဏ်ပြုကာ ပရဒက္ခိဏာ လှည့်ပတ်ပူဇော်ပြီးနောက် မြေကို ခွဲဖောက်၍ ရသာတလ သို့ ဆင်းသက်သွားကြ၏။
O Rama! having circumabulated and honoured that mighty elephant, the protector of the quarter they reached the Rasatala by riving the earth.
FAQs
Dharma here is reverence toward cosmic guardians: even while pursuing their aim, the princes first show respect (pradakṣiṇā, māna) to the quarter-protector, modeling proper conduct before power and the sacred.
Sagara’s sons, continuing their subterranean search, first honor a directional elephant and then break through the earth to proceed into Rasātala.
Respectful discipline: the action of circumambulation and inquiry reflects humility and recognition of higher order.