Shloka 15
विन्ध्यगुहाविचयः — Searching the Vindhya Caves and the Cursed Forest
Southern Search
तस्य ते काननान्ताश्च गिरीणां कन्दराणि च।प्रभवनि नदीनां च विचिन्वन्ति समाहिताः।।।।
tasya te kānanāntāś ca girīṇāṃ kandarāṇi ca | prabhavāni nadīnāṃ ca vicinvanti samāhitāḥ || 4.48.15 ||
അവർ ഏകാഗ്രചിത്തരായി അതിലെ വനപ്രദേശങ്ങളും പർവ്വതഗുഹകളും നദികളുടെ ഉദ്ഭവസ്ഥാനങ്ങളും അന്വേഷിച്ചു നടന്നു.
The monkeys searched in the forest regions, in the mountains, rivers and sources of rivers with concentrated attention.
FAQs
Dharma is diligent effort (udyoga) in a righteous cause: they search thoroughly and attentively, leaving no place unexplored.
Hanumān’s party continues the search through difficult terrains—forest edges, caves, and river origins.
Concentration and perseverance (samādhāna, dhṛti) in fulfilling a collective responsibility.