Shloka 5.1.166

समुद्रलङ्घनारम्भः — Commencement of the Ocean-Crossing

Devanagari script

चकार सुरसा वक्त्रमशीतीयोजनायतम्।हनुमानचलप्रख्यो नवतीयोजनोच्छ्रितः।।।।

Transliteration

cakāra surasā vaktram aśītīyojanāyatam | hanumān acalaprakhyo navatīyojanocchritaḥ ||

Translation

Surasā made her mouth eighty yojanas wide; Hanumān, mountain-like in appearance, rose to ninety yojanas.

Context

Surasa widened her mouth to eighy yojanas and the heroic Hanuman grew up to ninety yojanas, looking like a mountain.

Characters & Entities

• Hanumān
• Surasā

FAQs

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

Dharma is steadfast strength used for a righteous end: power is portrayed as disciplined and mission-oriented, not self-indulgent.

What is the narrative situation?

The physical scale of the test reaches extremes, dramatizing the seriousness of the divine challenge to Hanumān’s passage.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Fortitude (bala + dhairya): Hanumān’s strength appears stable and “mountain-like,” symbolizing unshakable resolve.