Shloka 5
ऋक्षबिलप्रवेशः
Entry into the Rikshabilam Cave
परस्परेण हनुमा नन्योन्यस्याविदूरतः।गजो गवाक्षो गवयश्शरभो गन्धमादनः।।।।मैन्दश्च द्विविदश्चैव सुषेणो जाम्बवान्नल:।अङ्गदो युवराजश्च तारश्च वनगोचरः।।।।गिरिजालावृतान्देशान्मार्गित्वा दक्षिणां दिशम्।विचिन्वन्तस्ततस्तत्र ददृशुर्विवृतं बिलम्।।।।दुर्गमृक्षबिलं नाम दानवेनाभिरक्षितम्।
paraspareṇa hanumā nanyonyasyāvidūrataḥ | gajo gavākṣo gavayaḥ śarabho gandhamādanaḥ || maindaś ca dvividaś caiva suṣeṇo jāmbavān nalaḥ | aṅgado yuvarājaś ca tāraś ca vanagocaraḥ || girijālāvṛtān deśān mārgitvā dakṣiṇāṃ diśam | vicinvantas tataḥ tatra dadṛśur vivṛtaṃ bilam || durgam ṛkṣabilaṃ nāma dānavenābhirakṣitam ||
Dicht beieinander bleibend — Hanumān nicht fern von den anderen — suchten Gaja, Gavākṣa, Gavaya, Śarabha, Gandhamādana, Mainda, Dvivida, Suṣeṇa, Jāmbavān, Nala, Aṅgada, der Thronerbe, und Tārā, der Waldwanderer, nach Süden, durch Länder, die von einem Geflecht der Berge umschlossen waren. Beim Durchforschen erblickten sie dort den offenen Schlund einer Höhle: die schwer zugängliche Grotte namens Ṛkṣabila, bewacht von einem Dānava.
While searching here and there in the cave, the strong and powerful monkeys discovered a woman not far from there.
FAQs
Dharma is expressed as coordinated responsibility: the search is a collective vow, carried out with discipline (staying close) and courage (entering a demon-guarded region) for a righteous cause.
Sugrīva’s southern search team advances through mountainous terrain and discovers the entrance to a dangerous cave named Ṛkṣabila, guarded by a demon.
Teamwork and resolve—leaders and companions proceed together, maintaining unity in a perilous mission.