Shloka 4.66.21

हनूमद्बलप्रबोधनम् / Jāmbavān Rekindles Hanūmān’s Power

Devanagari script

अभ्युत्थितं ततस्सूर्यं बालो दृष्ट्वा महावने।फलं चेति जिघृक्षुस्त्वमुत्प्लुत्याभ्युद्गतो दिवम्।।।।

Transliteration

abhyutthitaṃ tatas sūryaṃ bālo dṛṣṭvā mahāvane |

phalaṃ ceti jighṛkṣus tvam utplutyābhyudgato divam ||

Translation

Then, as a child in the vast forest, seeing the rising Sun and taking it for a fruit, you leapt up and soared into the heavens to seize it.

Context

'On seeing the rising Sun in the deep forest, mistaking him to be a fruit, you wanted to seize it, when you were young.You suddenly flew into the sky and went flying towards the Sun.

Characters & Entities

• Hanumān
• Sūrya (Sun)
• Mahāvana (great forest)
• Diva (sky)

FAQs

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

Raw power needs guidance; Dharma later channels such immense energy toward protection, service, and truth rather than impulsive action.

What is the narrative situation?

Hanuman’s childhood leap toward the Sun—mistaken for a fruit—is recounted.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Fearless vigor and extraordinary capacity for flight/leaping, later to be disciplined into dharmic service.