Shloka 4.66.5

हनूमद्बलप्रबोधनम् / Jāmbavān Rekindles Hanūmān’s Power

Devanagari script

बहुशो हि मया दृष्टः सागरे स महाबलः।भुजङ्गानुद्धरन्पक्षी महावेगो महायशाः।।।।

Transliteration

viṣaṇṇā harayaḥ sarve hanuman kim upekṣase |

vikramasva mahāvego viṣṇus trīn vikramān iva ||

Translation

All the monkeys are downcast, O Hanumān—why do you hold back? O swift one, stride forth like Viṣṇu who measured the three worlds in three steps.

Context

'Garuda is very powerful, swift, and famous. I have seen him snatching serpents from the ocean many times.

Characters & Entities

• Hanumān
• Vānara army
• Viṣṇu
• Trivikrama (three strides)

FAQs

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

Dharma demands timely action: delaying when others suffer and the mission is righteous becomes a lapse in duty.

What is the narrative situation?

Seeing the vānara host discouraged at the ocean’s edge, Jāmbavān presses Hanumān to act immediately, invoking Viṣṇu’s Trivikrama as a model.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Kṣipratā (promptness) in service—speed used for righteousness, not impulse.