Shloka 10
Bhīmasena–Hanūmān Saṃvāda: The Tail Test and the Divine Path
वातं तमेवाभिमुखो यतस्तत् पुष्पमागतम् | आजिद्दीर्षुर्जगामाशु स पुष्पाण्यपराण्यपि,वे उसी तरहके और भी फूल ले आनेकी अभिलाषासे तुरंत पूर्वोक्त वायुकी ओर मुख करके उसी ईशान कोणमें आगे बढ़े, जिधरसे वह फूल आया था
vātaṃ tamevābhimukho yatastat puṣpam āgatam | ājiddhīrṣur jagāmāśu sa puṣpāṇy aparāṇy api |
Vaiśampāyana said: Turning his face toward that very wind from which the flower had come, and eager to obtain more such blossoms, he quickly set out in that same direction (the north-east), toward the source from which it had arrived.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights purposeful effort guided by discernment: one follows the clear sign (the wind’s direction) with determination, yet the ethical undertone is to examine desire—seeking “more” should be pursued without losing self-control or righteousness.
After a flower arrives borne by the wind, the seeker turns toward that same wind’s source and hastens in that direction—specifically toward the north-east as understood in the episode—to find more such flowers.