समुद्रलङ्घनारम्भः
Commencement of the Ocean-Crossing
लाङ्गूलचक्रेण महान् शुक्लदंष्ट्रोऽनिलात्मजः।।।।व्यरोचत महाप्राज्ञः परिवेषीव भास्करः।
lāṅgūlacakreṇa mahān śukladaṃṣṭro 'nilātmajaḥ |
vyarocata mahāprājñaḥ pariveṣīva bhāskaraḥ ||
Grande, de colmillos blancos y de suprema sabiduría, el hijo de Anila resplandecía con la cola enroscada como un anillo, como el Sol ceñido por un halo.
With his white teeth and curled up tail, the wise son of the Wind-god looked splendid like the halo of the Sun-god.
Dharma is wisdom-guided power: the verse pairs physical splendour with mahā-prajñā, teaching that true strength serves truth with discernment.
The narrator concludes this sequence of flight-imagery by portraying Hanumān’s radiance like the Sun with a halo.
Prajñā (intelligent judgment) united with tejas—capability directed by insight, central to Hanumān’s role as Rāma’s messenger.