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Shloka 5.58.45

सुन्दरकाण्डे अष्टपञ्चाशः सर्गः — हनुमद्वृत्तान्तकथनम्, सीताभिज्ञान-प्रदानम्, लङ्कादाह-वर्णनम्

तां हत्वा पुनरेवाहं कृत्यमात्ययिकं स्मरन्।गत्वा चाह महध्वानं पश्यामि नगमण्डितम्।।।।दक्षिणं तीरमुदधेर्लङ्का यत्र च सा पुरी।

tāṃ hatvā punar evāhaṃ kṛtyam ātyayikaṃ smaran | gatvā cāha mahādhvānaṃ paśyāmi nagamaṇḍitam ||

dakṣiṇaṃ tīram udadher laṅkā yatra ca sā purī |

Having slain her and recalling my urgent mission, I traveled a great distance and beheld the southern shore of the ocean, adorned with mountains, where the city of Lanka stands.

"Having slained Simhika, I thought of the huge feat that I have done. I remembered the big mission before me and went to the southern shore of the ocean and saw Lanka full of trees.

H
Hanuman
S
Siṁhikā
O
Ocean
S
Southern shore
L
Laṅkā

Dharma as steadfastness to one’s entrusted duty: after overcoming an obstacle, Hanuman immediately returns to the higher purpose—service to Rāma through the search for Sītā.

With Siṁhikā defeated, Hanuman resumes his ocean-crossing and reaches sight of the southern shore where Laṅkā is located.

Single-pointed dedication (niṣṭhā): Hanuman does not linger in triumph; he keeps the mission foremost.