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Shloka 5.1.49

समुद्रलङ्घनारम्भः — Commencement of the Ocean-Crossing

सुपुष्पिताग्रैर्बहुभिः पादपैरन्वितः कपिः।हनुमान् पर्वताकारो बभूवाद्भुतदर्शनः।।।।

supuṣpitāgrair bahubhiḥ pādapair anvitaḥ kapiḥ |

hanumān parvatākāro babhūvādbhutadarśanaḥ ||

Accompanied by many trees whose tops were in full bloom, Hanumān—mountain-like in form—appeared a wondrous sight.

With numerous trees laden with flowers following him, Hanuman who looked like a mountain, presented a queer spectable.

H
Hanumān
T
trees
M
mountain (parvata)

Dharma is the beauty of righteous power: when strength serves truth and duty, it becomes ‘adbhuta’—a wonder that uplifts rather than harms.

Hanumān is mid-flight, visually framed by flowering treetops that have been carried or swept along.

Tejas (radiant prowess) joined with devotion—power made meaningful by service.