पुष्पकविमानवर्णनम्
Description of the Pushpaka Vimana and Ravana’s Inner Palace
चन्दनेन च रक्तेन तपनीयनिभेन च।सुपुण्यगन्धिना युक्तमादित्यतरुणोपमम्।।5.9.18।।
candanena ca raktena tapanīyanibhena ca |
supuṇyagandhinā yuktam ādityataruṇopamam ||5.9.18||
રક્ત ચંદન અને તપનીય સમ તેજવાળા લેપથી તે અભિષિક્ત હતું; સુપુણ્ય સુગંધથી યુક્ત અને ઉદયમાન યુવાન આદિત્ય સમ પ્રકાશમાન હતું.
Hanuman ascended the wonderful Pushpaka, well-decked with many corridors.
Fragrance and radiance symbolize allure; dharma requires seeing beyond allure to truth (satya). The epic uses such imagery to remind that righteousness is independent of sensual charm.
Hanumān notes the perfumed, golden-bright splendor of the royal setting as he proceeds deeper into Laṅkā.
Purposefulness: Hanumān’s senses register details, yet his mind remains fixed on the dharmic task entrusted by Rāma.