Shloka 54
समुद्रलङ्घनारम्भः
Commencement of the Ocean-Crossing
पुष्पौघेणानुबद्धेन नानावर्णेन वानरः।बभौ मेघ इवाकाशे विद्युद्गण विभूषितः।।।।
puṣpaughenānubaddhena nānāvarṇena vānaraḥ |
babhau megha ivākāśe vidyudgaṇa-vibhūṣitaḥ ||
Ceñido por una masa de flores de muchos colores que se le adherían, el Vānara resplandeció en el cielo como una nube adornada con relámpagos.
Covered with blossoms of different kinds and colours, Hanuman looked like a cloud brightened by lightnings in the sky.
FAQs
Dharma here is seen as selfless, righteous action: Hanumān’s splendour symbolizes purity of purpose while serving Rāma’s mission without personal motive.
As Hanumān flies toward Laṅkā, blossoms cling to him, and the poet describes his radiant appearance in the sky.
Vīrya joined with devotion—power expressed in disciplined service (sevā) to a righteous cause.