HomeRamayanaKishkindha KandaSarga 37Shloka 4.37.17
Previous Verse
Next Verse

Shloka 4.37.17

वानरसेनामोचनम् / Mobilization of the Vanara Hosts

ते पदं विष्णुविक्रान्तं पतत्रिज्योतिरध्वगाः।प्रयाताः प्रहिता राज्ञा हरयस्तत्क्षणेन वै।।।।

te padaṃ viṣṇuvikrāntaṃ patatrijyotiradhvagāḥ |

prayātāḥ prahitā rājñā harayas tatkṣaṇena vai ||

Sent by the king, the monkeys set out that very moment, moving along the track of birds and heavenly lights—along the ‘Vishnu-stridden’ path (the sky).

The monkeys ordered by the king, traversed the pathway of birds and heavenly bodies, the path Lord Visnu had trod. Note: the sky is called Vishnupada since Lord Visnu set his foot on the sky in his incarnation as Vamana.

S
Sugrīva
V
Vānara (Harayaḥ)
V
Viṣṇu
V
Vishnupada (sky, implied)

Prompt execution of duty: when the purpose is righteous, delay is itself a form of negligence; disciplined speed becomes a moral necessity.

The dispatched Vānara groups depart immediately, described with cosmic imagery as moving through the sky.

Zeal in service—swift, wholehearted action in response to legitimate command.