Shloka 38
तं कालमेघप्रतिमं महोरगनिषेवितम्।अभिगम्य महानादं तीर्थेनैव महोदधिम्।।4.40.37।।ततो रक्तजलं भीमं लोहितं नाम सागरम्।गत्वा प्रेक्ष्यथ तां चैव बृहतीं कूटशाल्मलीम्।।4.40.38।।
tato raktajalaṃ bhīmaṃ lohitaṃ nāma sāgaram | gatvā prekṣyatha tāṃ caiva bṛhatīṃ kūṭaśālmalīm || 4.40.38 ||
అనంతరం రక్తజలముతో భయంకరమైన ‘లోహిత’ నామ సముద్రాన్ని చేరి, అక్కడే విస్తారమైన కూటశాల్మలీ వృక్షమును కూడా దర్శించుదురు।
'Reach out to the great roaring ocean which looks like a black cloud at the time of dissolution, inhabited by great serpents.Go through the bank of the river, and touch the frightening sea named Lohita of red coloured water.You will see a huge silkcotton tree in that place.
FAQs
Dharma is unwavering commitment to a righteous search: even frightening regions are treated as navigable stages in fulfilling a truth-driven vow to find Sītā.
Sugrīva provides the next landmark beyond the great ocean—Lohita sea and the notable Kūṭaśālmalī tree.
Persistence—continuing step-by-step, guided by landmarks, until the mission’s truth is realized.