Shloka 6.74.37
औषधिपर्वताहरणम् / The Retrieval of the Herb-Bearing Mountain
हरिपादविनिर्भग्नोनिषसाद स पर्वतः ।न शशाकतदात्मानंसोढुंभृशनिपीडितः ।।6.74.37।।
hari-pāda-vinirbhagno niṣasāda sa parvataḥ | na śaśāka tadātmānaṃ soḍhuṃ bhṛśa-nipīḍitaḥ ||6.74.37||
Crushed by the monkey’s feet, that mountain sank down; pressed exceedingly hard, it could not endure itself.
Trodden by the feet of Hanuman that mountain pressed forcibly by himself could not bear his strength.
Even overwhelming force is contextualized by purpose: the epic highlights power’s magnitude while keeping the narrative aim—saving lives—central.
As Hanumān prepares to leap, his pressure causes the mountain to sink and strain.
Irresistible energy harnessed for duty—Hanumān’s momentum signals decisive action.