Shloka 4.67.45
हनूमद्विक्रम-प्रशंसा तथा महेन्द्रारोहणम् (Hanuman’s Self-Assertion of Power and Ascent of Mount Mahendra)
मुमोच सलिलोत्पीडान्विप्रकीर्णशिलोच्चयः।।4.67.45।।वित्रस्तमृगमातङ्गः प्रकम्पितमहाद्रुमः।
mahadbhir ucchritaṁ śṛṅgair mahendraṁ sa mahābalaḥ |
vicacāra hariśreṣṭho mahendra-samavikramaḥ || 4.67.43 ||
That mighty best of monkeys, equal to Indra in prowess, strode upon Mount Mahendra, lofty with its great, towering peaks.
The rocks of the mountain got scattered by the force. The deer and elephants were terrified. The trees were shaken up violently and streams of water gushed forth.
Dharma appears as steadfast commitment to a rightful mission: Hanumān’s strength is framed as an instrument for the search for Sītā, not self-glorification.
Hanumān moves upon Mount Mahendra, the launch-point from which he will cross the ocean toward Laṅkā.
Heroic capability aligned with duty—prowess that serves a moral purpose.