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Shloka 6.102.31

लक्ष्मण-प्राणरक्षा: (Lakshmana’s Revival by the Herb-Mountain)

इतिसञ्चिन्त्यहनूमान्गत्वाक्षिप्रंमहाबलः ।।6.102.30।।आसाद्यपर्वतश्रेष्ठंप्रक्रम्यगिरेश्शिरः ।फुल्लनानातरुगणंसमुत्पाट्यमहाबलः ।।6.102.31।।गृहीत्वाहरिशार्दूलोहस्ताभ्यांसमतोलयत् ।

sanīlam iva jīmūtaṃ toyapūrṇaṃ nabhastalāt |

utpapāta gṛhītvā tu hanūmān śikharaṃ gireḥ ||

Holding the mountain’s peak, Hanuman sprang up into the sky—like a dark rain-cloud, heavy with water, rising aloft.

Hanuman, the mighty among the Vanaras, thinking so quickly reached the foremost of the mountains, seized the mountain with both hands by shaking it thrice, uprooted the plants with flowers in bloom and balanced it with his hands.

H
Hanuman
M
Mountain peak
S
Sky (nabhas)
C
Cloud (jīmūta)

Dharma is steadfast effort: the verse celebrates carrying burdens for the sake of others, even when the task is immense.

Hanuman takes flight with the uprooted peak so the physicians can identify and use the needed herbs immediately.

Endurance and speed in service—he bears a massive load without wavering.