Ramayana — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 13, Shloka 56
रावणभवनपरिक्रमणं हनूमतः शोकविचारश्च
Hanuman’s Circuit of Ravana’s Palace and the Crisis of Deliberation
वसून्रुद्रांस्तथाऽदित्यानश्विनौ मरुतोऽपि च।।।।नमस्कृत्वा गमिष्यामि रक्षसां शोकवर्धनः।
vasūn rudrāṃs tathādityān aśvinau maruto 'pi ca | namaskṛtvā gamiṣyāmi rakṣasāṃ śokavardhanaḥ ||
بعد أن أنحني ساجدًا للڤاسُو والرودرا والآديتيا والأشوِنَين وكذلك للماروت، سأمضي قُدمًا، مُضاعِفًا حزنَ الرّاكشاسا.
"I shall offer salutations to Vasus, Rudras Adityas and Aswinis and proceed to increase (cause) the sorrow of the demons. (There are eight Vasus, eleven Rudras, twelve Adityas, two Ashwins and fortynine Wind-gods).
FAQs
Dharma is action grounded in reverence: Hanumān begins with salutations, aligning his strength with cosmic order before confronting adharma.
Before moving to the next phase of the search, Hanumān invokes divine assemblies and steels himself to trouble the rākṣasas.
Piety joined with valor—devotion that empowers righteous action.