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Shloka 5.58.82

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

ततस्तास्सहितास्सर्वा निहताशा निरुद्यमाः।।।।परिक्षिप्य समन्तात्तां निद्रावशमुपागताः।

gacchataś ca hi me ghoraṃ vighnarūpam ivābhavat | kāñcanaṃ śikharaṃ divyaṃ paśyāmi sumanoharam ||

And as I was going on, there appeared before me something dreadful—like an embodied obstacle: I saw a divine, golden mountain-peak, exceedingly beautiful.

"Then all of them gave up hope of their efforts and scattered around her, succumbed to sleep.

H
Hanumān
G
Golden mountain peak (kāñcana-śikhara)

On a dharmic mission, obstacles may arise in alluring or frightening forms; steadfast focus is required to continue rightly.

During Hanumān’s onward movement, he encounters what seems like a formidable obstruction: a striking golden summit.

Hanumān’s perseverance and alert discernment while pursuing a righteous objective.