ऐन्द्ररथप्रदानम्
Indra’s Chariot Offered to Rāma; The Duel Intensifies
सधूमपरिवृत्तोर्मिःप्रज्वलन्निवसागरः ।।।।उत्पपाततदाक्रुद्धस्स्पृशन्निवदिवाकरम् ।
sadhūmaparivṛttormiḥ prajvalann iva sāgaraḥ |
utpapāta tadā kruddhaḥ spṛśann iva divākaram ||
ครั้นนั้นมหาสมุทรซึ่งคลื่นหมุนวนท่ามกลางควันมัวหม่น ดูประหนึ่งลุกโพลงด้วยโทสะ ก็พุ่งกระโจนขึ้นราวกับจะเอื้อมแตะพระสุริยเทพเอง
When the planet Budha comes closer to the Rohini planet presided over by the Lord of creation, people predict bad luck.
When adharma rises, the world is depicted as losing balance; the imagery teaches that moral disorder is not private—it disturbs the wider order that Dharma is meant to uphold.
The poem marks the battle’s crisis with violent natural portents—especially the ocean’s turbulent, smoke-veiled surge.
Inner steadiness: against external upheaval, the righteous are expected to remain grounded in duty and truth.