Shloka 16
रावण-प्रहस्त-हनूमद्वार्ता
Ravana and Prahasta Question Hanuman
अस्त्रपाशैर्न शक्योऽहं बद्धुं देवासुरैरपि।।।।पितामहादेष वरो मामाप्येषोऽभ्युपागतः।
astrapāśair na śakyo ’haṃ baddhuṃ devāsurair api |
pitāmahād eṣa varo mām apy eṣo ’bhyupāgataḥ |
“অস্ত্রের পাশে দেব-অসুরেরাও আমাকে বাঁধতে পারে না। পিতামহ ব্রহ্মার প্রদত্ত এমন বর আমিও লাভ করেছি।”
"Wishing to see the king I honoured this astra and not otherwise. Even though I was tormented by the ogres and released by the astra I submitted to you as I have a small work assigned by the king.
FAQs
Power is subordinated to dharma: Hanumān acknowledges divine order (Brahmā’s boon) rather than claiming mere personal superiority.
Hanumān explains that binding him by weapon-fetters is futile due to a boon, clarifying why capture by force is ineffective.
Composure and authority—he states facts about his protections without panic or pleading.