Shloka 4.66.20

हनूमद्बलप्रबोधनम् / Jāmbavān Rekindles Hanūmān’s Power

Devanagari script

एवमुक्ता ततस्तुष्टा जननी ते महाकपे।गुहायां त्वां महाबाहो प्रजज्ञे प्लवगर्षभम्।।।।

Transliteration

evam uktā tatas tuṣṭā jananī te mahākape |

guhāyāṃ tvāṃ mahābāho prajajñe plavagarṣabham ||

Translation

Thus assured, your mother was pleased, O great monkey; O strong-armed one, in a cave she gave birth to you—the bull among the leapers.

Context

'O great monkey! O strong-shouldered one! having been assured that way, your mother was pleased and delivered you, a bull among monkeys, in a cave.

Characters & Entities

• Hanumān
• Anjanā (as mother, implied)
• Guhā (cave)

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

The verse emphasizes reassurance and protection of a chaste person’s dignity; dharmic outcomes are portrayed as arising after fear is removed and consented calm restored.

What is the narrative situation?

After Maruta’s assurance, Anjanā becomes peaceful and Hanuman’s birth is narrated.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Hanuman is marked as pre-eminent (“plavagarṣabha”), foreshadowing strength used in service of righteous aims.