Valmiki Ramayana 1.39.21: Bala Kanda, Sarga 39, Shloka 21
सगरयज्ञाश्वहरणम् · The Stolen Sacrificial Horse of Sagara
एवं पर्वतसम्बाधं जम्बूद्वीपं नृपात्मजाः ।
खनन्तो नरशार्दूल सर्वतः परिचक्रमुः ॥२१॥
evaṁ parvatasambādhaṁ jambūdvīpaṁ nṛpātmajāḥ |
khananto naraśārdūla sarvataḥ paricakramuḥ ||21||
హే నరశార్దూల! పర్వతసంకులమైన జంబూద్వీపాన్ని ఇలా తవ్వుతూ ఆ రాజపుత్రులు అన్ని దిక్కులా సంచరించిరి।
O Foremost among men (Rama)! the princes while thus excavating Jambu dweepa, inthis way filled with mountains, moved around everywhere.
FAQs
Dharma requires that searching for truth be tempered by non-injury; wide-ranging effort is not righteous if it becomes destructive to the world.
Sagara’s sons traverse and excavate across Jambūdvīpa in all directions as part of the horse-search.
Energy and determination, though the narrative framing prepares the ethical critique of uncontrolled pursuit.
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