Shloka 17
ते पदं विष्णुविक्रान्तं पतत्रिज्योतिरध्वगाः।प्रयाताः प्रहिता राज्ञा हरयस्तत्क्षणेन वै।।।।
te padaṃ viṣṇuvikrāntaṃ patatrijyotiradhvagāḥ |
prayātāḥ prahitā rājñā harayas tatkṣaṇena vai ||
ರಾಜನಿಂದ ಪ್ರೇರಿತರಾದ ಹರಿಗಳು ತಕ್ಷಣವೇ ಪಕ್ಷಿಗಳ ಮಾರ್ಗ ಹಾಗೂ ದಿವ್ಯ ಜ್ಯೋತಿಗಳ ಪಥದಲ್ಲಿ, ವಿಷ್ಣುವಿಕ್ರಾಂತ ಪದವೆನಿಸಿದ ಆಕಾಶಮಾರ್ಗದಲ್ಲಿ ಪ್ರಯಾಣಿಸಿದರು.
The monkeys ordered by the king, traversed the pathway of birds and heavenly bodies, the path Lord Visnu had trod. Note: the sky is called Vishnupada since Lord Visnu set his foot on the sky in his incarnation as Vamana.
FAQs
Prompt execution of duty: when the purpose is righteous, delay is itself a form of negligence; disciplined speed becomes a moral necessity.
The dispatched Vānara groups depart immediately, described with cosmic imagery as moving through the sky.
Zeal in service—swift, wholehearted action in response to legitimate command.