Shloka 82
समुद्रलङ्घनारम्भः
Commencement of the Ocean-Crossing
प्रविशन्नभ्रजालानि निष्पतंश्च पुनः पुनः।प्रच्छन्नश्च प्रकाशश्च चन्द्रमा इव लक्ष्यते।।।।
praviśann abhrajālāni niṣpataṃś ca punaḥ punaḥ |
pracchannaś ca prakāśaś ca candramā iva lakṣyate ||
In die Wolkengitter eintauchend und immer wieder daraus hervorschnellend, erschien er bald verhüllt, bald strahlend—wie der Mond zwischen ziehenden Wolkenbänken.
Entering into and emerging from the clouds, he looked like the Moon that appears and disappears (behind a bank of clouds).
FAQs
Dharma is shown as unwavering progress despite obstacles: concealment and revelation symbolize how a righteous agent continues forward even when circumstances alternately obscure and support him.
Hanumān’s flight is described poetically as he passes in and out of cloud formations over the sea.
Dhṛti (fortitude): steady movement through changing conditions.