Shloka 5.58.41
सुन्दरकाण्डे अष्टपञ्चाशः सर्गः — हनुमद्वृत्तान्तकथनम्, सीताभिज्ञान-प्रदानम्, लङ्कादाह-वर्णनम्
तस्याश्चास्यं महद्भीमं वर्धते मम भक्षणे।न च मां साधु बुबुधे मम वा विकृतं कृतम्।।।।
tasyāś cāsyaṃ mahad bhīmaṃ vardhate mama bhakṣaṇe | na ca māṃ sādhu bubudhe mama vā vikṛtaṃ kṛtam ||
Her huge and dreadful mouth kept widening in order to devour me; yet she did not properly perceive that I had already, of my own will, assumed a monstrous form.
"She opened her huge mouth to eat me as she did not know that I had already assumed a huge ugly form on my own.
Unchecked desire blinds discernment. Adharma-driven aggression (Siṁhikā’s craving) leads to loss of judgment, while dharma-driven action remains intentional and controlled.
As Siṁhikā prepares to swallow Hanuman, she expands her mouth, unaware that Hanuman has already set a counter-plan in motion by changing his form.
Self-mastery: Hanuman’s transformations are voluntary and purposeful, not reactive chaos.