Shloka 5.49.3
रावणदर्शनम् — Hanuman Beholds Ravana in Court
वज्रसंयोगसंयुक्तैर्महार्हमणिविग्रहैः।हैमैराभरणैश्चित्रैर्मनसेव प्रकल्पितैः।।5.49.3।।
vicitrair darśanīyaiś ca raktākṣair bhīmadarśanaiḥ |
dīptatīkṣṇamahādaṃṣṭraiḥ pralambadaśanacchadaiḥ ||5.49.5||
śirobhir daśabhir vīraṃ bhrājamānaṃ mahaujasam |
nānāvyālasamākīrṇaiḥ śikharair iva mandaram ||5.49.6||
He was fearsome—his eyes blood-red, his visage dreadful; his great fangs sharp and blazing, his lips hanging low. With ten heads he shone, heroic and of mighty splendor, like Mount Mandara with many peaks thronged by diverse serpents and beasts.
He was decked with wonderful golden ornaments studded with diamonds and had small motifs of precious gems fixed to them. They were as though designed by imagination. (An ornament made with the hand connot be so fine and delicate.)
Power and terrifying capability are not virtues in themselves; Dharma demands self-control, and without it strength becomes a threat to the world.
Hanumān beholds Rāvaṇa’s formidable physical form—especially the iconic ten heads—underscoring the danger of Laṅkā’s king.
Courage under pressure—Hanumān remains unshaken even while witnessing a terrifying adversary.