Shloka 8
दुन्दुभिवधप्रसङ्गः
The Dundubhi Episode and the Proof of Rama’s Prowess
वीर्योत्सेकेन दुष्टात्मा वरदानाच्च मोहितः।जगाम सुमहाकाय स्समुद्रं सरितां पतिम्।।4.11.8।।
vīryotsekēna duṣṭātmā varadānāc ca mohitaḥ |
jagāma sumahākāyaḥ samudraṃ saritāṃ patim || 4.11.8 ||
O perverso Dundubhi, de corpo imenso, embriagado pelo orgulho do valor e iludido pelas dádivas recebidas, foi ao oceano, senhor dos rios.
'Wicked Dundubhi of huge body was proud of his valour and deluded by virtue of the boons, went to the ocean, the lord of rivers.
FAQs
Power and divine gifts must be governed by restraint; pride and delusion from boons lead to adharma and self-destruction.
Sugriva narrates the Dundubhi episode (background to Vali’s feats), describing how Dundubhi, swollen with arrogance, approached the ocean.
By contrast, the verse highlights the absence of virtue—warning against arrogance (mada) and delusion (moha).