Shloka 75
Bhīmasena–Hanūmān Saṃvāda: The Tail Test and the Divine Path
कदलीवनमध्यस्थमथ पीने शिलातले । ददर्श सुमहाबाहुर्वानराधिपतिं तदा,उस समय विशाल भुजाओंवाले भीमसेनने कदलीवनके भीतर ही एक मोटे शिलाखण्डपर लेटे हुए वानरराज हनुमानजीको देखा
kadalīvanamadhyastham atha pīne śilātale | dadarśa sumahābāhur vānarādhipatiṃ tadā ||
ಆಗ ಮಹಾಬಾಹು ಭೀಮಸೇನನು ಕದಳೀವನದ ಮಧ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ದಪ್ಪ ಶಿಲಾತಲದ ಮೇಲೆ ಮಲಗಿದ್ದ ವಾನರಾಧಿಪತಿ ಹನುಮಾನನನ್ನು ಕಂಡನು।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames a moral contrast: raw physical power (Bhīma) is brought into the presence of a higher, disciplined strength (Hanumān). The implied teaching is that true might is guided by humility and dharma, and that pride in strength should yield to reverence for virtue and experience.
In the forest setting, Bhīma comes upon Hanumān—described as the monkey-lord—resting on a massive rock within a plantain grove. This sight initiates the well-known episode in which Bhīma’s confidence is tested and he is led toward a deeper understanding of strength, duty, and kinship.