Shloka 4.67.3
हनूमद्विक्रम-प्रशंसा तथा महेन्द्रारोहणम् (Hanuman’s Self-Assertion of Power and Ascent of Mount Mahendra)
प्रहृष्टा विस्मिताश्चैव वीक्षन्ते स्म समन्ततः।त्रिविक्रमकृतोत्साहं नारायणमिव प्रजाः।।4.67.3।।
prahṛṣṭā vismitāś caiva vīkṣante sma samantataḥ | trivikramakṛtotsāhaṃ nārāyaṇam iva prajāḥ || 4.67.3 ||
Joyful and astonished, they gazed from all sides—like beings who once beheld Nārāyaṇa filled with the ardor of Trivikrama.
The monkeys collected together happily, gazing at Hanuman.They were wonder-struck to see Hanuman in that huge form, just as all beings were when they saw Lord Narayana in his incarnation of Vamana.
Dharma is reverent recognition of righteous power: the community responds with awe toward strength that serves a just cause.
The vanaras witness Hanuman’s greatness and are struck with amazement, likened to beholding a divine manifestation.
Bhakti-tinged admiration and collective morale: their wonder affirms unity and confidence in the mission’s success.