Shloka 6.74.70

औषधिपर्वताहरणम् / The Retrieval of the Herb-Bearing Mountain

Devanagari script

स तेनशैलेनभृशंरराजशैलोपमोगन्धवहात्मजस्तु ।सहस्रधारेणसपावकेनचक्रेणखेविष्णुरिवार्पितेन ।।6.74.70।।

Transliteration

sa tena śailena bhṛśaṃ rarāja śailopamo gandhavahātmajas tu |

sahasra-dhāreṇa sa pāvakena cakreṇa khe viṣṇur ivārpiteṇa ||6.74.70||

Translation

With that mountain he shone with blazing splendor—the son of the Wind-God, himself like a mountain—appearing in the sky like Viṣṇu bearing his fiery, thousand-edged discus.

Context

He, the son of the wind god sitting upon the crag, was delightful like Vishnu with a flaming wheel shining.

Characters & Entities

• Hanumān
• Vāyu (Gandhavaha)
• Viṣṇu
• Sudarśana-cakra (implied by cakra imagery)
• sky (kha)
• mountain (śaila)

FAQs

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

The verse frames righteous force as protective and restorative, not destructive for its own sake—Dharma shines when power is aligned with safeguarding life.

What is the narrative situation?

Hanumān is seen in flight carrying the mountain, his brilliance likened to Viṣṇu in the sky with the blazing discus.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Protector’s valor—strength presented as a divine-like instrument for rescuing allies.