Shloka 6.74.31

औषधिपर्वताहरणम् / The Retrieval of the Herb-Bearing Mountain

Devanagari script

तयोशशिखरयोर्मध्येप्रदीप्तमतुलप्रभम् ।सर्यौषधियुतंवीर द्रक्ष्यस्यौषधिपर्यतम् ।।6.74.31।।

Transliteration

tayoḥ śikhārayoḥ madhye pradīptam atulaprabham | sarvauṣadhi-yutaṃ vīra drakṣyasy auṣadhi-parvatam ||6.74.31||

Translation

O hero! Between those two mountain-peaks you will see a mountain blazing with incomparable radiance, covered with every kind of medicinal herb.

Context

"Heroic Hanuman! In the middle of those two mountains, you will see a highly splendid mountain covered with all kinds of medicinal herbs."

Characters & Entities

• Jāmbavān
• Hanumān
• Auṣadhi-parvata (herb-mountain)

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

Dharma here is compassionate duty—using knowledge and right means to protect life and restore the fallen, rather than yielding to despair.

What is the narrative situation?

Jāmbavān instructs Hanumān how to identify the luminous herb-mountain needed to heal the wounded in Rāma’s army.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Hanumān’s readiness for selfless service (sevā) is being invoked—he is guided toward a life-saving mission.