Shloka 42
सुन्दरकाण्डे अष्टपञ्चाशः सर्गः
हनुमद्वृत्तान्तकथनम्, सीताभिज्ञान-प्रदानम्, लङ्कादाह-वर्णनम्
ततोऽहं विपुलं रूपं संक्षिप्य निमिषान्तरात्।तस्या हृदयमादाय प्रपतामि नभ:स्थलम्।।।।
tato ’haṃ vipulaṃ rūpaṃ saṃkṣipya nimiṣāntarāt | tasyā hṛdayam ādāya prapatāmi nabhaḥsthalam ||
Dann, im Bruchteil eines Augenblicks, zog ich meine gewaltige Gestalt zusammen, riss ihr das Herz heraus und sprang in den offenen Himmel empor.
"In a moment I reduced from a huge form to a small one, entered her heart and sprang into the sky.
FAQs
Protective violence is framed as dharmic when it is swift, necessary, and directed at stopping an immediate predator. Hanuman neutralizes a lethal threat to preserve a higher righteous duty.
Hanuman executes his decisive counterattack: he shrinks rapidly, strikes within Siṁhikā, removes her heart, and escapes upward.
Courage joined with efficiency—Hanuman acts quickly and precisely, minimizing delay to the mission.