Ramayana — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 56, Shloka 32
षट्पञ्चाशः सर्गः — वैदेही-आश्वासनम् तथा अरिष्टारोहणम्
Consoling Sita and Ascending Mount Arishta
स च भूमिधरः श्रीमान्बलिना तेन पीडितः।।।।सवृक्षशिखरोदग्रः प्रविवेश रसातलम्।
sa ca bhūmidharaḥ śrīmān balinā tena pīḍitaḥ | savṛkṣaśikharodagraḥ praviveśa rasātalam ||
Et cette montagne splendide, pilier de la terre, écrasée par ce puissant, avec ses arbres et ses sommets élevés encore dressés, s’enfonça dans Rasātala, le monde souterrain.
Hearing her meaningful reply which was well-disposed and reasonable, Hanumanreplied:
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Dharma as the triumph of a divinely sanctioned mission: obstacles—even cosmic ones—yield when a servant of righteousness acts with sanctioned power and purpose.
Hanumān’s pressure causes the mountain itself, with trees and peaks, to sink into the underworld.
Might yoked to purpose: Hanumān’s strength serves the larger ethical narrative of restoring Sītā and defeating adharma.