Ramayana — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 57, Shloka 8
सप्तपञ्चाशः सर्गः
Hanumān’s Return, Roar of Success, and the Announcement “Sītā Seen”
प्रविशन्नभ्रजालानि निष्पतंश्च पुनः पुनः।प्रच्छन्नश्च प्रकाशश्च चन्द्रमा इव लक्ष्यते।।।।
praviśann abhra-jālāni niṣpataṃś ca punaḥ punaḥ |
pracchannaś ca prakāśaś ca candramā iva lakṣyate ||
As he repeatedly entered the banks of clouds and emerged again and again—now hidden, now shining—he appeared like the moon.
With his exist and entrances into the mass of clouds, his appearances and disappearances among the clouds, he looked like the Moon.
FAQs
Steadfastness in duty: even when obscured by obstacles (like clouds), one continues one’s righteous mission and reappears with renewed clarity.
Hanumān is in flight, moving through cloud formations; the poet describes his alternating visibility as he passes in and out of clouds.
Perseverance and focused resolve (niścaya): uninterrupted effort despite intermittent concealment or difficulty.