Shloka 6.74.67

औषधिपर्वताहरणम् / The Retrieval of the Herb-Bearing Mountain

Devanagari script

स तस्यशृङ्गंसनगंसनागंसकाञ्चनंधातुसहस्रजुष्टम् ।विकीर्णकूटंज्वलिताग्रसानुंप्रगृह्यवेगात्सहसोन्ममाथ ।।6.74.67।।

Transliteration

sa tasya śṛṅgaṃ sa-nagaṃ sa-nāgaṃ sa-kāñcanaṃ dhātusahasrajuṣṭam | vikīrṇakūṭaṃ jvalitāgrasānuṃ pragṛhya vegāt sahasā unmamātha || 6.74.67 ||

Translation

Then he seized that mountain-peak—together with its trees and elephants—rich with gold and thronged with countless ores; its crags shattered and its summit blazing; and, in a sudden rush of force, he tore it up.

Context

Seizing hold of the peaks vehemently, its trees, elephants, gold mines withthousands of minerals he crushed the projections and set fire and burnt and uprooted swiftly.

Characters & Entities

• Hanumān
• Mountain peak (śṛṅga)
• Trees
• Elephants
• Gold (kāñcana)
• Minerals/ores (dhātu)

FAQs

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

Dharma here is rescue at any cost—strength deployed to save lives—yet the verse also invites reflection on proportionality and the collateral impact of anger-driven force.

What is the narrative situation?

Unable to locate the specific herbs, Hanumān resorts to uprooting the peak itself so the healing can be brought without further delay.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Pratijñā-paripālana (commitment to fulfilling the mission) and extraordinary vīrya (might) in service of the wounded.