Shloka 4.67.41
हनूमद्विक्रम-प्रशंसा तथा महेन्द्रारोहणम् (Hanuman’s Self-Assertion of Power and Ascent of Mount Mahendra)
ततस्तं मारुतप्रख्यस्सहरिर्मारुतात्मजः।।4.67.40।।आरुरोह नगश्रेष्ठं महेन्द्रमरिमर्दनः।वृतं नानाविधैः वृक्षैर्मृगसेवितशाद्वलम्।।4.67.41।।लताकुसुमसम्बाधं नित्यपुष्पफलद्रुमम्।सिंहशार्दूलचरितं मत्तमातङ्गसेवितम्।।4.67.42।।मत्तद्विजगणोद्घुष्टं सलिलोत्पीडसङ्कुलम्।
ārurōha nagaśrēṣṭhaṃ mahēndram arimardanaḥ |
vṛtaṃ nānāvidhair vṛkṣair mṛgasēvitaśādvalam ||4.67.41||
Hanumān, crusher of enemies, climbed the foremost of mountains—Mahendra—its slopes carpeted with grassy meadows frequented by deer and covered with many kinds of trees.
The son of Maruta, who was as eminent as the Windgod, the crusher of enemies ascended the great mountain Mahendra, full of grassland inhabited by deer, thickly grown with various trees and creepers full of fragrant flowers and fruits, where roam lions and tigers and proud elephants, a place that echoes with sounds of intoxicated birds and waterfalls.
His steadfast resolve in service (sevā-niṣṭhā): he overcomes obstacles without self-indulgence, using strength for a righteous mission rather than for display.
Hanumān’s movement toward Mahendra forms part of a truthful, goal-directed search and duty-bound action—his conduct aligns with the truthful intent of fulfilling Rāma’s purpose through disciplined effort.