Shloka 103

समुद्रलङ्घनारम्भः

Commencement of the Ocean-Crossing

Devanagari script

स महात्मा मुहूर्तेन सर्वतः सलिलावृतः।।।।दर्शयामास शृङ्गाणि सागरेण नियोजितः।आदित्योदयसङ्काशैरालिखद्भिरिवाम्बरम्।शातकुम्भमयैः शृङ्गैः सकिन्नरमहोरगैः।।।।

Transliteration

sa mahātmā muhūrtena sarvataḥ salilāvṛtaḥ |

darśayāmāsa śṛṅgāṇi sāgareṇa niyojitaḥ |

ādityodayasaṅkāśair ālikhadbhir ivāmbaraṁ |

śātakumbhamayaiḥ śṛṅgaiḥ sa-kinnara-mahoragaiḥ ||

Translation

وہ مہاتما پہاڑ، جو ایک لمحہ پہلے تک ہر طرف سے پانیوں میں ڈوبا ہوا تھا، سمندر کے حکم سے فوراً اپنی چوٹیوں کو ظاہر کرنے لگا—شاتکُمبھ کے سنہری شِکھر، جن میں کِنّروں اور مہا ناگوں کی بستیاں تھیں؛ وہ طلوعِ آفتاب کی مانند روشن تھے اور گویا آسمان کو کھرچتے تھے۔

Word by Word

सःhe (that mountain)

महात्माthe great-souled one

मुहूर्तेनin a moment

सर्वतःon all sides

सलिलावृतःcovered by water

दर्शयामासshowed / displayed

शृङ्गाणिpeaks

सागरेणby the ocean

नियोजितःcommissioned / directed

आदित्योदयसङ्काशैःresembling sunrise

आलिखद्भिःscraping / as if drawing

इवas if / like

अम्बरम्the sky

शातकुम्भमयैःmade of gold

शृङ्गैःwith peaks

सकिन्नरमहोरगैःwith kinnaras and great serpents

Context

At the instance of Varuna, (the presiding deity of the ocean) the lofty mountain appeared, projecting its peaks, hitherto submerged in the water. The golden peaks inhabited by nagas and kinnaras resemmbled the rising Sun as though scraping the sky in a moment.

Characters & Entities

Maināka

Ocean (Sāgara)

Kinnaras

Mahoragas (Nāgas)

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

Dharma is harmony in the cosmos: nature itself (ocean and mountain) cooperates to uphold a righteous quest.

What is the narrative situation?

Maināka emerges fully, revealing splendid peaks and inhabitants, as part of an attempt to aid Hanumān.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Supportive guardianship—protective forces aligning with the moral arc of the story.