Shloka 5.54.6
लङ्कादाहः — The Burning of Lanka (Catuḥpañcāśaḥ Sargaḥ)
ततः प्रदीप्तलाङ्गूलस्सविद्युदिव तोयदः।भवनाग्रेषु लङ्काया विचचार महाकपिः।।।।
devāś ca sarve munipuṅgavāś ca gandharvavidyādharanāgayakṣāḥ | bhūtāni sarvāṇi mahānti tatra jagmuḥ parāṃ prītim atulyarūpām ||
All the devas and foremost sages—together with Gandharvas, Vidyādharas, Nāgas, Yakṣas, and other great beings—felt there a supreme joy, incomparable in its splendor and intensity.
The great Hanuman, with his burning tail wandered on tops of the mansions of Lanka, which looked like clouds with lightning.
Dharma is affirmed through collective ‘cosmic approval’: when the righteous cause advances, higher beings rejoice—signaling that justice and truth (satya) are being restored.
In the aftermath of Lanka’s burning and Hanuman’s success, celestial and semi-celestial beings experience profound joy, marking a narrative closure to the sarga.
Meritorious service (puṇya-sevā): Hanuman’s deed is portrayed as beneficial to the moral order, not merely a tactical victory.