Shloka 163
समुद्रलङ्घनारम्भः
Commencement of the Ocean-Crossing
हनुमांस्तु ततः क्रुद्धस्त्रिंशद्योजनमायतः।।।।चकार सुरसा वक्त्रं चत्वारिंशत्तथोच्छ्रितम्।बभूव हनुमावनीरः पञ्चाशद्योजनोच्छ्रितः।।।।
hanumāṃs tu tataḥ kruddhas triṃśadyojanam āyataḥ | cakāra surasā vaktraṃ catvāriṃśat tathocchritam | babhūva hanumān vīraḥ pañcāśadyojanocchritaḥ ||
Kemudian Hanumān, teguh dalam tekad, membesarkan diri hingga tiga puluh yojana; Surasā pun mengangkat mulutnya yang menganga hingga empat puluh yojana. Lalu sang pahlawan Hanumān menjulang setinggi lima puluh yojana.
Provoked, Hanuman further stretched his body to thirty yojanas and Surasa on her own enlarged her mouth to forty yojanas. Then the great hero Hanuman stretched hisbody to fifty yojanas.
FAQs
Dharma is perseverance in a righteous duty: obstacles intensify, yet Hanumān’s commitment to Rāma’s purpose remains unbroken.
A contest of expansion continues—Hanumān grows larger to pass, Surasā enlarges her mouth to encompass him, escalating the test.
Indomitable will (utsāha): Hanumān refuses to be deterred and increases his effort proportionate to the challenge.