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Shloka 5.57.7

सप्तपञ्चाशः सर्गः — Hanumān’s Return, Roar of Success, and the Announcement “Sītā Seen”

पाण्डुरारुणवर्णानि नीलमाञ्जिष्ठकानि च।हरितारुणवर्णानि महाभ्राणि चकाशिरे।।।।

pāṇḍurāruṇavarṇāni nīlamāñjiṣṭhakāni ca |

haritāruṇavarṇāni mahābhrāṇi cakāśire ||

The great clouds shone in many hues—pale and ruddy, blue and deep red, and greenish-red—brilliantly displaying their colors.

(In contact with Hanuman) the clouds shone forth brilliantly in white and black, in blue and yellow and in greenish red colour.

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clouds (mahābhra)

Indirectly, the verse supports dharma by framing the epic’s righteous action within a cosmos that responds in beauty and order—nature imagery heightens the grandeur of a dharmic mission.

A descriptive passage during/around Hanumān’s aerial movement, portraying the clouds’ multicolored brilliance.

Not a direct virtue-statement; the emphasis is on adbhuta-rasa (wonder), magnifying the heroic context in which Hanumān acts.