Shloka 10
लङ्काप्रवेशः
Hanuman Enters Lanka and Encounters Laṅkā-devatā
विस्मयाविष्टहृदयः पुरीमालोक्य सर्वतः।जाम्बूनदमयैर्द्वारैर्वैडूर्यकृतवेदिकैः।।5.3.8।।वज्रस्फटिकमुक्ताभिर्मणिकुट्टिमभूषितैः।तप्तहाटकनिर्यूहै राजतामलपाण्डुरैः।।5.3.9।।वैढूर्यकृतसोपानैः स्फाटिकान्तरपांसुभिः।चारुसंजवनोपेतैः खमिवोत्पतितैः शुभैः।।5.3.10।।क्रौञ्चबर्हिणसङ्घुष्टैः राजहंस निषेवितैः।तूर्याभरणनिर्घोषैः सर्वतः प्रतिनादिताम्।।5.3.11।।वस्वौकसाराप्रतिमां तां वीक्ष्य नगरीं ततः।खमिवोत्पतितुं कामां जहर्ष हनुमान् कपिः।।5.3.12।।
vismayāviṣṭahṛdayaḥ purīm ālokya sarvataḥ |
jāmbūnadamayair dvārair vaiḍūryakṛtavedikaiḥ ||5.3.8||
vajrasphaṭikamuktābhir maṇikuṭṭimabhūṣitaiḥ |
taptahāṭakaniryūhai rājatāmalapāṇḍuraiḥ ||5.3.9||
vaiḍūryakṛtasopānaiḥ sphāṭikāntarapāṃsubhiḥ |
cārusaṃjavanopetaiḥ kham ivotpatitaiḥ śubhaiḥ ||5.3.10||
krauñcabarhiṇasaṃghuṣṭaiḥ rājahaṃsaniṣevitaiḥ |
tūryābharaṇanirghoṣaiḥ sarvataḥ pratināditām ||5.3.11||
vasvaukasārāpratimāṃ tāṃ vīkṣya nagarīṃ tataḥ |
kham ivotpatituṃ kāmāṃ jaharṣa hanumān kapiḥ ||5.3.12||
Con el corazón sobrecogido de asombro, Hanumān contempló la ciudad por todas partes: puertas de oro, plataformas incrustadas de vaidūrya, pavimentos de gemas adornados con diamantes, cristal y perlas, y espléndidas construcciones de oro ardiente y plata pálida. Con escalinatas de vaidūrya, con granos relucientes como cristal entre ellas y con bellos patios, la ciudad auspiciosa parecía elevarse hacia el cielo. Resonaba por doquier con los cantos de los krauñca y los pavos reales, era frecuentada por cisnes reales y retumbaba en todos los lados con música y el bullicio de ornamentos. Al ver aquella ciudad, semejante a la morada divina de los devas, Hanumān se regocijó, como si ella anhelara remontarse a los cielos.
Surveying all over, Hanuman was wonderstruck to see as though it was leaping into the sky. The city had golden shutters, altars encrusted with vaidurya, mansions inlaid with diamonds, crystals, pearls and other gems, crowned with pure gold and silver. The staircases built with silver were studded with vaidurya. The beautiful quadrangles, coverd with grains of crystal were as though leaping into the air. It echoed with sounds of krauncha birds, peacocks and royal swans. Filled with sounds of musical instruments, it resembled the city of Vaswokasara.
FAQs
Dharma is disciplined perception: Hanumān observes without being morally seduced by luxury, keeping his purpose (service to righteousness) intact amid dazzling wealth.
After entering Laṅkā, Hanumān surveys the city’s extraordinary opulence and soundscape, noting its celestial-like architecture.
Self-control and focus—his capacity to witness grandeur yet remain mission-oriented.