Shloka 5.54.50
लङ्कादाहः — The Burning of Lanka (Catuḥpañcāśaḥ Sargaḥ)
देवाश्च सर्वे मुनिपुङ्गवाश्च गन्धर्वविद्याधरनागयक्षाः।भूतानि सर्वाणि महान्ति तत्र जग्मुः परां प्रीतिमतुल्यरूपाम्।।।।
taṃ dṛṣṭvā vānaraśreṣṭhaṃ hanumantaṃ mahākapim | kālāgnir iti sañcintya sarvabhūtāni tatrasuḥ ||
Seeing Hanumān—the best of the vānara, the great monkey—every being trembled, thinking him to be Kālāgni, the fire of the end of time.
All gods, great sages, gandharvas, vidyadharas, nagas and yakshas and all great beings experienced supreme joy.ityārṣē śrīmadrāmāyaṇē vālmīkīya ādikāvyē sundarakāṇḍē catuḥpañcāśassargaḥ৷৷Thus ends the fiftyfourth sarga of Sundarakanda of the holy Ramayana, the first epic composed by sage Valmiki.
When dharma manifests as unstoppable corrective force, it can appear terrifying—yet that fear functions ethically by restraining adharma and warning against injustice.
As Hanuman blazes through Lanka, observers interpret his fiery form as the cosmic fire of destruction.
Formidable righteous power: his presence becomes a deterrent to wrongdoing.