Shloka 26
Pṛthā’s Atithi-Sevā and the Gift of the Deva-Āhvāna Mantra (पृथायाः अतिथिसेवा तथा देवाह्वानमन्त्रप्रदानम्)
अथाद्रिशृड्रमादाय हनुमान् मारुतात्मज: । अभिद्र॒त्याददे प्राणान् वज्वेगस्य रक्षस:,इसी बीचमें वायुनन्दन हनुमानजीने पर्वतका शिखर हाथमें लेकर वज्रवेग नामक राक्षसके ऊपर आक्रमण किया और उसके प्राण ले लिये
athādriśṛṅgram ādāya hanumān mārutātmajaḥ | abhidrutya ādade prāṇān vajravegasya rakṣasaḥ ||
Then Hanumān, the son of the Wind-god, seized a mountain-peak and, rushing upon the rākṣasa named Vajravega, struck him down and took away his life. The episode underscores the righteous use of overwhelming strength: power is employed decisively to remove a violent threat and protect the moral order.
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Extraordinary strength, when guided by dharma, is used to neutralize destructive forces swiftly. Hanumān’s act models disciplined power—violence is not for ego or gain, but for removing an immediate threat to moral order.
Mārkaṇḍeya narrates that Hanumān, son of the Wind, tears up a mountain-peak, charges the rākṣasa Vajravega, and kills him, ending the demon’s aggression.