Shloka 5.50.13

रावण-प्रहस्त-हनूमद्वार्ता (Ravana and Prahasta Question Hanuman)

Devanagari script

एवमुक्तो हरिश्रेष्ठस्तदा रक्षोगणेश्वरम्।।5.50.12।।अब्रवीन्नास्मि शक्रस्य यमस्य वरुणस्य वा।धनदेन न मे सख्यं विष्णुना नास्मि चोदितः।।5.50.13।।जातिरेव मम त्वेषा वानरोऽहमिहागतः।

Transliteration

kim eṣa bhagavān nandī bhavet sākṣād ihāgataḥ || 5.50.2 ||

yena śapto ’smi kailāse mayā sañcālite purā |

so ’yaṃ vānarāmūrtiḥ syāt kiṃsvid bāṇo mahāsuraḥ || 5.50.3 ||

Translation

Could this be the venerable Nandin himself, come here in person—he who once cursed me when I shook Kailāsa? Has he taken a vanara form, or is this perhaps the great asura Bāṇa?

Context

The foremost of the vanaras spoke to the lord of ogres in response to the equiries made to him: "I have not come from Indra or Yama or Varuna. I have no friendship with Kubera. I have not been sent by Visnu. By birth I am vanara and I have come here.'

Characters & Entities

• Nandin (Nandī)
• Kailāsa
• Bāṇa

FAQs

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

Dharma is reinforced through the idea of accountability: remembered curses symbolize the moral order that restrains pride and violence.

What is the narrative situation?

This is the same thought as the previous verse, preserved with Southern Recension verse numbering; Rāvaṇa speculates about Hanumān’s true identity.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Discernment is attempted but clouded by fear and ego; the verse indirectly teaches the need for humility and truthful self-assessment.