Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 110, Shloka 24
लोकसमुत्पत्ति-वर्णनम् तथा इक्ष्वाकुवंश-प्रशंसा
Cosmogony and Ikshvaku Genealogy as Counsel to Rama
स राजा सगरो नाम य: समुद्रमखानयत्।इष्ट्वा पर्वणि वेगेन त्रासयन इमाः प्रजाः।।।
sa rājā sagaro nāma yaḥ samudram akhānayat |
iṣṭvā parvaṇi vegena trāsayan imāḥ prajāḥ |||
ਸਗਰ ਨਾਮ ਵਾਲਾ ਉਹੀ ਰਾਜਾ ਸੀ ਜਿਸ ਨੇ ਸਮੁੰਦਰ ਨੂੰ ਖੁਦਵਾਇਆ। ਪੁਰਬ ਦੇ ਪੂਰਨਿਮਾ ਦਿਨ ਯੱਗ ਕਰ ਕੇ, ਆਪਣੇ ਮਹਾਨ ਉਪਰਾਲੇ ਦੇ ਵੇਗ ਨਾਲ ਉਸ ਨੇ ਪ੍ਰਜਾ ਨੂੰ ਡਰਾ ਦਿੱਤਾ।
The king Sagara performed a sacrifice on the full-moon day. And swiftly dug the ocean that frightened the people.
FAQs
Royal power must be tempered by concern for subjects: even great enterprises, if they terrify the people, raise questions about the dharmic measure (maryādā) of force.
The narration briefly characterizes King Sagara through a famed feat—excavating the ocean—linking it to ritual context and its societal impact.
Energy and capability (vīrya/vega) are highlighted, while also implying the need for restraint and welfare-oriented rule.