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Shloka 4.66.15

हनूमद्बलप्रबोधनम् / Jāmbavān Rekindles Hanūmān’s Power

स तां भुजाभ्यां दीर्घाभ्यां पर्यष्वजत मारुतः।मन्मथाविष्टसर्वाङ्गो गतात्मा तामनिन्दिताम्।।।।

sa tāṃ bhujābhyāṃ dīrghābhyāṃ paryaṣvajata mārutaḥ |

manmathāviṣṭasarvāṅgo gatātmā tām aninditām ||

Then Maruta embraced that blameless woman with his long arms; his whole being seized by love, he lost his self-control.

'The Wind-god lost his control over himself. His whole being was overpowered by love for her beautiful, flawless body. He embraced her with his long arms.

M
Maruta/Pavana (Wind-god)
M
Manmatha (Cupid)
A
Anjanā

It implicitly warns that overpowering passion disrupts self-mastery; Dharma is sustained by control of mind and senses.

The Wind-god, overwhelmed by desire, moves to embrace Anjanā.

Anjanā is described as “aninditā” (blameless), underscoring her moral purity despite the external disturbance.