Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 21, Shloka 7
सागरप्रतीक्षा-क्रोधप्रादुर्भावः
Rama’s Vigil at the Ocean and the Rise of Wrath
असत्याचपुनस्सव्यंज्याघातविगतत्वचम् ।दक्षिणोदक्षिणंबाहुंमहापरिघसन्निभम् ।।6.21.7।।गोसहस्रप्रदारंमुपधायमहत्भुजम् ।अद्यमेमरणंवादतरणंसागरस्यवा ।।6.21.8।।तिरामोमतिंकृत्वामहाबाहुर्महोदधिम् ।अधिशिश्येचविधिवत्प्रयतोनियतोमुनिः ।।6.21.9।।
asyatā ca punas savyaṃ jyāghātavigatatvacam |
dakṣiṇo dakṣiṇaṃ bāhuṃ mahāparighasannibham ||6.21.7||
gosahasrapradāraṃm upadhāya mahat bhujam |
adya me maraṇaṃ vā taraṇaṃ sāgarasya vā ||6.21.8||
iti rāmo matiṃ kṛtvā mahābāhur mahodadhim |
adhiśiśye ca vidhivat prayato niyato muniḥ ||6.21.9||
Cánh tay trái của Ngài đã chai sần vì dây cung bật mãi; cánh tay phải—tựa cây chùy sắt lớn—đã mỏi vì ban tặng ngàn bò. Quyết rằng: “Hôm nay hoặc ta chết, hoặc vượt qua biển cả,” Rāma, bậc đại lực, liền nằm trước đại dương theo đúng nghi lễ, tự chế và nghiêm trì như một ẩn sĩ.
The waves rose up tossing and whirling about. The agitated Nagas and Rakshasas were thrown up by a highly disturbed ocean that produced a great sound.
FAQs
Dharma is steadfast resolve joined to disciplined method: Rāma does not act from mere rage; he undertakes a vow-like, rule-bound posture, committing himself to truthful determination (satya-saṅkalpa) for a righteous end.
At the seashore, facing the obstacle of the ocean before reaching Laṅkā, Rāma forms a decisive resolve—either to cross or to die—and assumes a restrained, ascetic stance.
Dhairya and saṅkalpa (fortitude and resolve), tempered by niyama (self-restraint).