Shloka 180
समुद्रलङ्घनारम्भः
Commencement of the Ocean-Crossing
सेविते वारिधाराभिः पतगैश्च निषेविते।चरिते कैशिकाचार्यैरैरावतनिषेविते।।5.1.174।।सिंहकुञ्जरशार्दूलपतगोरगवाहनैः।विमानैः सम्पतद्भिश्च विमलैः समलङ्कृते।।5.1.175।।वज्राशनिसमाघातैः पावकैरुपशोभिते।कृतपुण्यैर्महाभागैः स्वर्गजिद्भिरलङ्कृते।।5.1.176।।वहता हव्यमत्यर्धं सेविते चित्रभानुना।ग्रहनक्षत्रचन्द्रार्कतारागण विभूषिते।।5.1.177।।महर्षिगणगन्धर्वनागयक्षसमाकुले।विविक्ते विमले विश्वे विश्वावसुनिषेविते।।5.1.178।।देवराजगजाक्रान्ते चन्द्रसूर्यपथे शिवे।विताने जीवलोकस्य वितते ब्रह्मनिर्मिते।।5.1.179।।बहुशः सेविते वीरैर्विद्याधरगणैर्वरैः।जगाम वायुमार्गे तु गरुत्मानिव मारुतिः।।5.1.180।।
sevite vāridhārābhiḥ patagaiś ca niṣevite | carite kaiśikācāryair airāvataniṣevite ||
siṃhakuñjaraśārdūlapatagoragavāhanaiḥ | vimānaiḥ sampatadbhiś ca vimalaiḥ samalaṅkṛte ||
vajrāśanisamāghātaiḥ pāvakair upaśobhite | kṛtapuṇyair mahābhāgaiḥ svargajidbhir alaṅkṛte ||
vahatā havyam atyarthaṃ sevite citrabhānunā | grahanakṣatracandrārkatārāgaṇavibhūṣite ||
maharṣigaṇagandharvanāgayakṣasamākule | vivikte vimale viśve viśvāvasuniṣevite ||
devarājagajākrānte candrasūryapathe śive | vitāne jīvalokasya vitate brahmanirmite ||
bahuśaḥ sevite vīrair vidyādharagaṇair varaiḥ | jagāma vāyumārge tu garutmān iva mārutiḥ ||
Bagaikan Garuḍa, Māruti melesat di jalur angin menembus hamparan luas nan suci—dipenuhi awan pembawa hujan dan burung-burung, dilalui para mahaguru surgawi seni tari dan nyanyian, serta dihiasi vimāna-vimāna bening bercahaya yang ditarik singa, gajah, harimau, burung, dan ular. Ia berkilau oleh nyala api laksana hantaman vajra dan halilintar; dihias para mahābhāga yang berpunya, para pemenang surga karena tapa dan keberanian. Citrabhānu, Dewa Agni, hadir membawa havya (persembahan) berlimpah. Langit itu dipermuliakan oleh graha, nakṣatra, Candra, Sūrya, dan gugus bintang; dipadati para Mahārṣi, Gandharva, Nāga, dan Yakṣa, serta sering disinggahi Viśvāvasu. Itulah jalan suci bulan dan matahari, gelanggang gajah Indra Airāvata, dan kanopi agung bagi makhluk hidup—ciptaan Brahmā—yang kerap dilalui para vīra dan Vidyādhara mulia.
Hanuman passed through the path of wind like Garuda. The region was refreshed with clouds that released torrents of rain and frequented by birds. The great masters of music (Tumburu, Narada and Gandharvas) trained in Kasika moved there driven by lions, elephants, tigers, birds and serpents and were moving in different aerial vehicles. It was splendid with god at fire who strikes fiercely like thunderbolt. It was inhabited by great sages who had acquired merit. The region was traversed by fire-god who carried havis in large quantities earnestly. It was decorated with planets, constellations, Moon, Sun and clusters of stars. It was filled with groups of greal sages, gandharvas, nagas and yakshas. It was isolated part of the universe traversed by the king of gandharvas like Vishvavasu. It was an auspicious path for Moon and Sun, a sporting ground for Airavata, the vehicle of lord Indra. It was an extensive world of living beings created by Brahma. It was frequented by many heroes ascending to heaven and blocked by vidyadharas.
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The passage frames Hanumān’s journey within ṛta-like cosmic order: even a heroic act is situated in a universe sustained by merit, sacrifice (havis), and auspicious pathways—suggesting dharma as harmony between personal effort and the moral-cosmic fabric.
Hanumān is in mid-flight over the ocean, moving through celestial regions populated by divine and semi-divine beings and marked by cosmic phenomena.
Transcendent focus and spiritual stamina—Hanumān moves unwaveringly through wondrous distractions, keeping the mission of truth (finding Sītā) central.